30:9-23.17 Definitions relative to local hospital authorities.

3. For the purposes of this act:

"Acquisition" means the receiving, by purchase, gift, or otherwise, of all or any part of the assets and liabilities of a hospital located within a city through a contract or other agreement requiring at least $12 million in working capital contributions from either the prior owner thereof or another nongovernmental source, as certified by the Local Finance Board in the Department of Community Affairs.

"Authority" or "local hospital authority" means a municipal hospital authority or a county hospital authority created pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2006, c.46 (C.30:9-23.18).

"Bonds" means bonds issued by an authority pursuant to P.L.2006, c.46 (C.30:9-23.15 et al.).

"Chief executive officer of the county" means the county executive or the president of the board of chosen freeholders, as appropriate to the form of government of a county.

"City" means a city that is classified for legislative purposes pursuant to N.J.S.40A:6-4 and which adopts an ordinance creating a municipal hospital authority pursuant to P.L.2006, c.46 (C.30:9-23.15 et al.).

"County" means a county that, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, creates a county hospital authority pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2006, c.46 (C.30:9-23.18).

"County hospital" means a hospital that is owned , operated, or maintained by or on behalf of a county or by or on behalf of a county hospital authority, which hospital makes available at least 800 beds for long term care, acute care, or behavioral health care patients, or any combination thereof.

"Governing body" means a governing body as defined in the "Local Fiscal Affairs Law," N.J.S.40A:5-1 et seq.

"Hospital" means an institution licensed and classified as a general hospital by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) and N.J.A.C.8:43G-1 et seq., notwithstanding that the general hospital also may be licensed to provide inpatient psychiatric or comprehensive rehabilitation hospital services, or other related services.

"Local Finance Board" means the Local Finance Board in the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs.

"Manager" means the management entity or entities hired by an authority to manage and operate a hospital, or any portion of a hospital.

"Notes" means notes issued by the authority pursuant to P.L.2006, c.46 (C.30:9-23.15 et al.).

"Operate and maintain" means overseeing the management and operation of a hospital, or managing and operating a hospital; overseeing capital improvements and purchases of equipment related to the operation, maintenance, expansion, renovation, or rehabilitation of a hospital; and overseeing the provision of working capital for operation of a hospital, along with any required costs of issuing any bonds or notes therefor.

L.2006, c.46, s.3; amended 2016, c.55, s.2.