In order, as expeditiously as possible, to cease operation of the existing facilities by the board, to transfer the operations of the existing facilities and the assets and liabilities to the corporation, which will construct the new facilities, at the same time maintaining the educational services of an operating hospital facility, the transactions provided by this article shall be exempt from the bidding and public sale requirements, from the approval of contractual agreements by the department of finance and administration or the Attorney General and from the requirements of chapter five-a of this code. The transactions provided by this article shall be subject to an audit by an independent Auditor mutually agreed upon by the board and the corporation.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 18-11C-5

  • board: means a county board of education. See West Virginia Code 18-1-1
  • Corporation: means the nonstock, not-for-profit corporation to be established under the general corporation laws of the state, which meets the description prescribed by section three of this article. See West Virginia Code 18-11C-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Existing facilities: means the West Virginia University hospital and clinics, other than those used for student health and family practice, presently existing at the West Virginia University medical center in Morgantown and owned and operated by the board. See West Virginia Code 18-11C-1
  • Hospital: means the inpatient and outpatient health care services of the board, other than those used for student health services and family practice clinics, operated in connection with the university, consisting of the existing facilities and any other health care service components of the West Virginia University medical center at Morgantown rendering patient care services and more particularly identified by the agreement. See West Virginia Code 18-11C-1
  • New facilities: means a new hospital facility and out-patient clinics, appurtenant facilities, equipment and necessary services to be acquired, built, operated or contracted for by the corporation on property leased from the board within Monongalia County, West Virginia, pursuant to the agreement. See West Virginia Code 18-11C-1