CHAPTER 187c*
THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
HEALTH CENTER FINANCE CORPORATION

      *See also Secs. 10a-128 et seq. re John Dempsey Hospital and University of Connecticut Health Center.

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Sec. 10a-250. Short title: University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation Act.
Sec. 10a-251. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 10a-252. Definitions.
Sec. 10a-253. University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation. Board of directors. Executive director.
Sec. 10a-254. Powers of corporation.
Sec. 10a-255. Joint ventures. Shared service agreements. Contracts.
Sec. 10a-256. Hospital Insurance Fund. Exemption from certain provisions of chapter 368z.
Sec. 10a-257. Implementation plans.
Sec. 10a-258. Uncollectible accounts receivable.
Sec. 10a-259. Tax exemption.
Sec. 10a-260. Pledge by state to contractors.
Sec. 10a-261. Approval of travel requests.
Sec. 10a-262. Interpretation of powers.
Sec. 10a-263. Inconsistent law.

      Sec. 10a-250. Short title: University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation Act. Sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the "University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation Act".

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 1, 18; P.A. 92-154, S. 18, 23.)

      History: P.A. 92-154 changed the name from the "John Dempsey Hospital Finance Corporation Act" to the "University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation Act".

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      Sec. 10a-251. Declaration of policy. It is hereby found and determined that the John Dempsey Hospital of The University of Connecticut Health Center is a vital resource of The University of Connecticut and the state and is essential as a clinical resource for the teaching and research programs of the schools of medicine and dental medicine of The University of Connecticut and as a provider of comprehensive health care and treatment within the state and the region. It is further found and determined that the financial and procedural restrictions that are applicable to the John Dempsey Hospital impedes it from providing hospital services at as low a cost as other hospitals in the state, and that it is imperative that the John Dempsey Hospital be permitted to operate efficiently and effectively to provide health care services. It is hereby declared to be a public purpose for the benefit of the people of the state of Connecticut to promote maximum flexibility for the John Dempsey Hospital to continue to serve effectively as the teaching hospital of The University of Connecticut and to provide lower cost health care through the creation of The University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation and through the exercise by such corporation of the functions, powers and duties as hereinafter provided and that the exercise by such corporation of the functions, powers and duties hereinafter provided constitutes the performance of an essential public and governmental function. It is further declared that the John Dempsey Hospital and The University of Connecticut Health Center are ably served by their staffs and that sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, shall not be construed as altering the integrity of present state employees' collective bargaining units.

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 2, 18; P.A. 92-154, S. 19, 23; P.A. 03-278, S. 117.)

      History: P.A. 92-154 added references to the Uncas-on-Thames Hospital and made technical changes; P.A. 03-278 deleted references to the Uncas-on-Thames Hospital and made technical changes, effective July 9, 2003.

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      Sec. 10a-252. Definitions. As used in sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates another meaning and intent:

      (1) "Corporation" means The University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation as created under section 10a-253;

      (2) "Hospital" means the John Dempsey Hospital and the clinical operations of the schools of medicine and dental medicine of The University of Connecticut;

      (3) "Hospital facilities" includes, but is not limited to: (A) All necessary, useful or appropriate supplies, materials, equipment, machines, devices, vehicles, computers, computer programs, furnishings, facilities, or systems or any other personal property suitable and intended for, or incidental or ancillary to, use by or in the operation of the hospital or in connection with any joint venture or shared service agreement authorized pursuant to sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, and (B) from time to time, upon initial directive of the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10a-104, such structures suitable for use by the hospital including, but not limited to, laboratories, laundries, nurses', doctors' or interns' residences, administration buildings, facilities for research directly involved with hospital care, maintenance, storage or utility facilities and parking lots and garages, including the acquisition of land or rights in land required for any of such structures. Subject to the approval set forth in section 10a-257, "hospital facilities" includes all of the foregoing used by or in the operation of outpatient practices related to the hospital, or in the practices of medical, dental or other health professionals related to the hospital;

      (4) "Joint venture" means a cooperative contractual arrangement between the corporation and one or more other parties including, but not limited to, hospitals, physicians, dentists, medical and dental clinics, health maintenance organizations, insurance companies, venture capital firms, banks and governmental agencies. The subject matter of such contractual arrangement shall include, but not be limited to, primary care clinics, imaging-diagnostic centers, reference libraries and medical office buildings, provided the corporation shall not enter into a joint venture the activity of which is being furnished or operated by the hospital on July 1, 1987, and the result of which would reduce or eliminate the number of state employees required at the hospital for such activity;

      (5) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation, public or private, organized or existing under the laws of the state or any other state, including federal corporations;

      (6) "Project costs" means the total of the reasonable or necessary costs incurred for hospital facilities including, but not limited to, the following: Studies and surveys; plans, specifications, architectural and engineering services; legal organization, marketing or other special services; equipment design; electrical and air conditioning requirements; acquisition, demolition, construction, equipping and site development of new and rehabilitated buildings; rehabilitation, reconstruction, repair or remodeling of existing buildings; and financing costs, interest and carrying charges during construction;

      (7) "Shared service agreement" means a contractual arrangement between the corporation and one or more other parties including, but not limited to, hospitals, physicians, dentists, medical and dental clinics, health maintenance organizations and insurance companies, in which the contracting parties allocate among themselves the proportionate benefit to be received by each such party of a service or facility being provided and the proportionate obligations assumed by each such party for its share of such a service or facility. The subject matter of such a service or facility shall include, but not be limited to, imaging-diagnostic centers, primary care clinics and medical office buildings, provided that the corporation shall not enter into a shared service agreement the activity of which is being furnished or operated by the hospital on July 1, 1987, and the result of which would reduce or eliminate the number of state employees required at the hospital for such activity;

      (8) "State" means the state of Connecticut.

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 3, 18; P.A. 92-154, S. 20, 23; P.A. 93-201, S. 22, 24; P.A. 95-79, S. 21, 189; P.A. 03-278, S. 118.)

      History: P.A. 92-154 redefined "corporation" to reflect the changed name of the finance corporation from John Dempsey Hospital to University of Connecticut Health Center and redefined "hospital" to include Uncas-on-Thames Hospital; P.A. 93-201 amended Subdiv. (2) defining "hospital" to specify clinical operations of the schools of medicine and dental medicine, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-79 redefined "person" to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995; P.A. 03-278 deleted reference to the Uncas-on-Thames Hospital in Subdiv. (2), effective July 9, 2003.

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      Sec. 10a-253. University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation. Board of directors. Executive director. (a) There is created as a body politic and corporate, constituting a public instrumentality and political subdivision of the state created for the performance of an essential public function, The University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation which may exercise the functions, powers and duties set forth in sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, to carry out the purposes set forth in said sections, which are public purposes for which public funds may be expended. Nothing contained herein shall diminish or impair the rights of employees of the John Dempsey Hospital or The University of Connecticut Health Center as established under the general statutes including, but not limited to, chapters 66 to 68, inclusive.

      (b) The corporation shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of five members as follows: The president of The University of Connecticut, the executive vice president for health affairs of said university and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, each serving ex-officio, and the chairman of the board of trustees of said university if the Governor has appointed such chairman and if the Governor has not appointed such chairman, a person appointed by the Governor from among the Governor's appointees on the board of trustees of said university, and the trustee of said university who is chairman of The University of Connecticut Health Center board of directors, established pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10a-104, if the Governor has appointed such trustee and if the Governor has not appointed such trustee, a person appointed by the Governor from among the Governor's appointees on the board of trustees of said university. The terms of the directors who are members of the board of trustees of said university shall be concurrent with their term on said board of trustees. Each director may designate a deputy or any member of the staff of such director to represent the director at meetings of the corporation with full powers to act and vote on behalf of such director. The Governor shall appoint a director to be chairman of the board of directors of the corporation. Directors shall receive no compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive. Any director may be removed by the Governor for misfeasance, malfeasance or wilful neglect of duty. Each director of the corporation before entering upon his duties shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by section 1 of article eleventh of the State Constitution. A record of each such oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the State. Meetings of the corporation shall be held at such times as shall be specified in the bylaws adopted by the corporation and at such other time or times as the chairman deems necessary. Within the first ninety days of each fiscal year, the corporation shall report on its operations for the preceding fiscal year to the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut. The report shall include a summary of the activities of the corporation, a statement of operations and, if necessary, recommendations for legislation to promote the purposes of the corporation. The accounts of the corporation shall be subject to audit by the state Auditors of Public Accounts. The corporation shall have certified public accountants audit its books and accounts at least once each fiscal year. The powers of the corporation shall be vested in and exercised by not less than three of the members of the corporation. Such number of members shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting of the corporation shall be necessary for any action taken by the corporation. No vacancy of one or two members of the corporation shall impair the right to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the corporation. Any action taken by the corporation under the provisions of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting, and each such resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be published or posted. The corporation may delegate to one or more of its members, or its officers, agents and employees, including employees of The University of Connecticut, such of its powers and duties as it may deem proper. The board of directors shall select one of its members to serve as president of the corporation and to act as its chief executive officer.

      (c) The board of directors of the corporation shall appoint an executive director who shall not be a member of the corporation, who shall serve at the pleasure of the corporation and who shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the corporation. The executive director shall be a state employee, including an employee of the John Dempsey Hospital, and may receive such additional compensation as may be authorized by the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the board of directors of the corporation. The executive director shall be the chief administrative officer of the corporation and shall direct and supervise administrative affairs and technical activities in accordance with the directives of the corporation under the supervision of the president of the corporation. The executive director shall attend all meetings of the corporation, keep a record of the proceedings of the corporation and shall maintain and be custodian of all books, documents and papers filed with the corporation and of the minute book or journal of the corporation and of its official seal. The executive director may cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the corporation and may give certificates under the official seal of the corporation to the effect that such copies are true copies. All persons dealing with the corporation may rely upon such certificates. The executive director shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the corporation in carrying out the purposes of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive.

      (d) Each director of the board of directors of the corporation shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars, or, in lieu thereof, the chairman of the corporation shall execute a blanket position bond covering each member and the executive director and the employees of the corporation. Each surety bond or blanket position bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office or offices covered, executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in the state as surety and approved by the Attorney General and filed in the office of the Secretary of the State. The cost of each such bond shall be paid by the corporation.

      (e) The corporation shall be subject to any restrictions on purchasing sources set forth in The University of Connecticut laws and bylaws as such laws and bylaws may be amended from time to time. Members of the corporation shall be subject to part I of chapter 10 provided it shall not constitute a conflict of interest for a trustee, director, partner, officer, stockholder, proprietor, counsel or employee of any person to serve as a member of the corporation, provided such trustee, director, partner, officer, stockholder, proprietor, counsel or employee files with the corporation a record of his capacity with such person and abstains and absents himself from any deliberation, action and vote by the corporation in specific respect to such person.

      (f) The corporation shall continue as long as it has contracts outstanding and until its existence is terminated by law. Upon the termination of the corporation, all of its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the hospital so long as the hospital is part of The University of Connecticut and if not, in The University of Connecticut so long as the university is a part of the state and if not, in the state.

      (g) Neither members of the corporation nor any person executing the contracts of the corporation shall be liable personally on the contracts of the corporation or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the execution or performance of such contracts.

      (h) Directors, officers and employees of the corporation shall be deemed to be employees of the state for purposes of chapter 53 and section 5-141d.

      (i) All financial, credit and proprietary information submitted by any person to the corporation in connection with any joint venture or shared service agreement shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) of section 1-210.

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 4, 18; P.A. 92-154, S. 21-23; P.A. 03-278, S. 119.)

      History: P.A. 92-154 amended Subsec. (a) to change the name of the finance corporation from John Dempsey Hospital to The University of Connecticut Health Center, and added reference to the Uncas-on-Thames Hospital in Subsecs. (a) and (c); P.A. 03-278 deleted reference to the Uncas-on-Thames Hospital in Subsecs. (a) and (c) and replaced "vice president" with "executive vice president" and "the health affairs committee of said board of trustees" with "The University of Connecticut Health Center board of directors, established pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10a-104" in Subsec. (b), effective July 9, 2003.

      Subsec. (b):

      Cited. 230 C. 24, 33.

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      Sec. 10a-254. Powers of corporation. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, to accomplish the purposes of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, the corporation have the power to:

      (1) Adopt, alter, amend or repeal bylaws or rules or regulations and establish policies and procedures for the conduct of its business. In carrying out the provisions of this subdivision the corporation shall not be subject to chapter 54;

      (2) Maintain at no expense to the corporation an office and related support facilities at The University of Connecticut Health Center, which shall provide such space and facilities;

      (3) Sue and be sued in its own name and plead and be impleaded. Service of process in any action shall be made by service upon the executive director of the corporation either in hand or by leaving a copy of the process at the office of the corporation with some person having charge of such office. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to permit an attachment or garnishment against any of the funds or assets of the corporation prior to final judgment;

      (4) Adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;

      (5) Purchase, receive by gift or otherwise, lease, sublease, exchange or otherwise acquire, and construct, reconstruct, improve, maintain, equip and furnish one or more hospital facilities and dispose of such facilities by sale, lease, or sublease, provided that any sale or disposal of land or the structures thereon shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut;

      (6) Make and enter into contracts, leases, joint ventures, shared service agreements, and all other agreements and instruments which may be necessary or incidental to the exercise of its powers and the fulfillment of its corporate purposes;

      (7) Employ or retain accountants, attorneys and architectural, engineering, financial and other consultants on a project basis, and fix their compensation, and such other employees and agents as the corporation shall deem necessary or desirable to assist it in carrying out the purposes of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, provided that any employee of the corporation, other than employees retained on a project basis, shall be deemed to be an employee of the state for purposes of the general statutes including, but not limited to, chapters 66 to 68, inclusive, and shall be assigned to the appropriate existing collective bargaining unit and classification of the hospital or The University of Connecticut Health Center, as applicable, except as provided in subsection (c) of section 10a-253;

      (8) Accept gifts, grants or loans of funds, property or services from any source, public or private including, but not limited to, the hospital, for the accomplishment of the corporation's purposes, and comply, subject to the provisions of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, with the terms and conditions of such gifts, grants or loans. The hospital may, upon approval by the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, give, grant or loan funds, property or services to the corporation for corporate purposes;

      (9) Establish and manage segregated accounts to effectuate the corporation's purposes;

      (10) Procure insurance, or obtain indemnification, against any loss in connection with the assets of the corporation or the hospital or any liability in connection with the activities of the corporation or the hospital, the hospital's officers, agents, employees, physicians with hospital privileges and persons otherwise carrying out the purposes of the hospital;

      (11) Invest any funds not needed for immediate use or disbursement, in accordance with the provisions of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive;

      (12) Indemnify and be indemnified;

      (13) (A) Exercise and perform all or part of its purposes, powers, duties, functions or activities through one or more wholly-owned subsidiary corporations subject to limitations provided in this subdivision. The board of directors of the corporation by resolution may direct any of the directors, officers or employees of the corporation to organize any such subsidiary corporation as a public instrumentality by executing and filing with the Secretary of the State a certificate of incorporation, which may be amended from time to time by filing with the Secretary of the State, and which shall set forth the name of such subsidiary corporation, its duration, the location of its principal offices and any or all of the powers and purposes of such corporation, provided that each subsidiary shall have a board of directors and at least one-half of the members of each such board of directors of each subsidiary shall be members of the board of directors of the corporation or directors appointed by the Governor. (B) Each such subsidiary corporation and any of its properties, functions and activities shall have all of the privileges, immunities, tax exemptions and other exemptions of the corporation and of the corporation's properties, functions and activities, except that no such subsidiary corporation shall form subsidiary corporations. Each such subsidiary corporation shall be subject to suit in the manner in which the corporation is subject to suit;

      (14) Capitalize or make loans to any subsidiary of the corporation, to effectuate the purposes of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, on such terms and conditions as the corporation deems reasonable; and

      (15) Do, or delegate, any and all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and to exercise the powers given and granted in sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, except that, in no event shall the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation have the power to operate the hospital or to provide direct hospital services for patient treatment or care at the hospital or at the site of The University of Connecticut Health Center or to retain employees to exercise such power.

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 5, 18.)

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      Sec. 10a-255. Joint ventures. Shared service agreements. Contracts. (a) To accomplish the purposes of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, the corporation may enter into joint ventures or shared service agreements to procure hospital facilities and to contract for services necessary or useful in connection with the procurement of hospital facilities. The corporation shall establish and adopt specific policies, rules and procedures on purchasing and contracting. Such policies, rules and procedures shall be approved by a two-thirds vote of its full board of directors. The corporation shall conduct its contracting and purchasing operations in accordance with such policies, rules and procedures. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the corporation may enter into joint ventures or shared service agreements and may procure hospital facilities and contract for any services necessary or useful in connection with such procurement either (1) pursuant to a process of open or competitive bidding, provided that (A) the corporation may determine the format, contents and scope of any joint venture or shared service agreement or any procurement of hospital facilities, and services in connection with such procurement, the conditions under which bidding shall take place and the schedule and stipulations for contract award, and (B) the corporation may select the contractor deemed to have submitted the most favorable bid, price and other factors considered, when, in the judgment of the corporation, such award is in the best interests of the hospital, or (2) if the corporation, in its discretion, determines that, due to the nature of the joint venture or shared service agreement or hospital facilities to be contracted for or procured, open or public bidding is either impracticable or not in the best interests of the hospital, through negotiation with such person or persons as the corporation may determine. The terms and conditions of joint ventures or shared service agreements or contracts for hospital facilities shall be determined by the corporation, as shall the fees or other compensation to be paid to such persons under such joint venture, shared service agreement or contract, provided any contract for construction by the corporation or a subsidiary of a hospital facility shall be subject to the provisions of section 31-53 and any joint venture agreement or shared service agreement of the corporation shall contain a neutrality clause signed by all parties to such joint venture agreement or shared service agreement prohibiting employer interference by such parties in union organizing and education campaigns, prohibiting discrimination in hiring based on past union activity and prohibiting harassment of employees engaged in labor organizing, all in compliance with section 31-104 and section 31-105. The joint venture, shared service agreement or contracts entered into by the corporation shall not be subject to the approval of any state department, office or agency other than as provided in this section. Copies of all contracts of the corporation shall be maintained by the corporation at its offices as public records, subject to the exemption provided in subsection (i) of section 10a-253. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to restrict the discretion of the corporation to utilize its own staff and workforce for the performance of any of its assigned responsibilities and functions whenever, in the discretion of the corporation, it becomes necessary, convenient or desirable to do so.

      (b) Subject to the restrictions of subdivision (15) of section 10a-254 the corporation may contract with the hospital to provide services for the hospital through joint ventures or shared service agreements or to provide hospital facilities for the hospital, to provide insurance for the hospital as provided in section 10a-256 and to contract for claims management services, or to otherwise make hospital facilities or services provided by joint ventures or shared service agreements available for the hospital. For the hospital to enter into any contract for such services or hospital facilities or insurance or claims management services with the corporation, to pay any reasonable fees and charges established by the corporation for such services or hospital facilities or to pledge payment from any moneys made available by the state to the hospital including, but not limited to, resources of the hospital fund established and administered pursuant to sections 10a-127 and 10a-128, other funds of the state and proceeds of financings by the state for the payment of such fees and charges, it shall have the authorization of the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut. Such authorization shall be given by adoption of a resolution at a regularly or specially noticed meeting of said board of trustees. Any fees and charges so established shall be deemed to be direct expenses of the hospital for which the resources of the hospital fund may be used pursuant to section 10a-127 and the State Treasurer is authorized to make payments of such fees and charges upon warrants issued by the State Comptroller, upon the order of authorized officers of The University of Connecticut, pursuant to such a resolution. The provisions of section 4a-57 and any provision of law relating to contract approval other than sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, shall not apply to such contracts between the hospital and the corporation. Any such contract or contracts shall be upon such terms and conditions as the corporation and the hospital shall determine to be reasonable including, but not limited to, the reimbursement of all costs of planning, financing, acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance, and any claims arising therefrom. All payments of fees and charges required under any contract or agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of this section are considered expenditures for public purposes by the state. Any contract between the hospital and the corporation that provides for the procurement by the corporation of hospital facilities or services as authorized by sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, shall provide that the hospital shall be required to pay, through service, lease, rental or installment sale payments for such hospital facilities or services, all project costs of such hospital facilities or services at such times and in such amounts as determined by the corporation and the hospital. Any such contract between the hospital and the corporation may contain provisions as to: (1) Pledging or assigning any part of moneys and revenues, including reimbursement allowances, derived by the hospital or the corporation, to secure payments required by such contract; (2) setting aside reserves and creating special funds and the disposition thereof; (3) defining the acts or omissions to act which shall constitute a default in the obligations and duties of the hospital or the corporation and providing for the rights and remedies of the hospital and the corporation in the event of such default; (4) any other matters which may be deemed necessary or desirable by the corporation to properly carry out its corporate purposes.

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 6, 18.)

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      Sec. 10a-256. Hospital Insurance Fund. Exemption from certain provisions of chapter 368z. (a) There is created, as a separate trust fund of the corporation, a Hospital Insurance Fund to be held by the State Treasurer. To this fund shall be charged all payments required to satisfy claims against the hospital and the corporation arising from health care services including (1) claims against the hospital's officers, agents, employees, physicians enjoying privileges at the hospital or at the school of medicine or dental medicine or persons otherwise implementing the purposes of the hospital, (2) all direct expenses and payments for the protection of the interests of the hospital or the state in connection with protection against any of the foregoing, including the payment of insurance premiums and the settlement of claims and (3) all operating expenses of the corporation, including the cost of professional services, which are attributable to the administration or maintenance of the fund. To the fund shall be credited all receipts of the corporation from contracts for insurance with the hospital or the state as provided under subsection (b) of section 10a-255 and such other moneys of the corporation as the corporation deems necessary or desirable and which are available for the fund. Moneys in the fund that are not needed to satisfy claims or meet the expenses and payments and obligations of the corporation may be invested in the manner provided by section 3-31a, and all income from such investments shall become part of the Hospital Insurance Fund.

      (b) In lieu of the procedures set forth in section 4a-20, the corporation shall procure or provide insurance coverage for the hospital against the liabilities described in subsection (a) of this section. The corporation shall procure such insurance coverages including coverage of related legal expenses which the corporation determines is necessary or desirable for the operations of the hospital. The corporation may cause sufficient amounts to be available in the Hospital Insurance Fund to self-insure against the liabilities which are charges against the Hospital Insurance Fund.

      (c) The corporation shall designate the agent or agents of record and shall select the companies from whom insurance coverage shall be purchased. The corporation shall have full authority to negotiate all elements of insurance premiums, including the agent's commission. Any refund, dividend or other payment from any insurance company in connection with insurance for the hospital shall be deposited in the Hospital Insurance Fund. The corporation shall establish specifications for each contract of insurance and shall request bids for each such contract through the agent of record. Each such contract shall be for a specified period of time. The corporation shall purchase such insurance policies, develop and administer a self-insurance program, or any combination thereof, as will provide the insurance coverages or combinations thereof determined in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

      (d) The amount of money necessary to fund the amount that has been actuarially determined to be necessary to protect the hospital for the purposes for which the Hospital Insurance Fund was created, as determined and approved by the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, shall be transferred to the Hospital Insurance Fund from the revolving fund of the hospital. Such determination shall not be subject to other review and shall be legally conclusive for purposes of this section.

      (e) Any self-insurance program through the Hospital Insurance Fund shall be operated on an actuarially sound basis, and deposits shall be made to the fund as needed to comply with this policy. If from time to time in the opinion of the corporation the addition of money to the fund is required to meet the obligations of the Hospital Insurance Fund as provided in sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, the hospital shall upon written direction from the corporation provide sufficient funds to maintain the Hospital Insurance Fund on an actuarially sound basis.

      (f) The corporation may purchase such risk management, actuarial or other professional services as may be required to carry out the purposes of this section.

      (g) The corporation and its subsidiaries shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 368z, except those relating to certificates of need applications and capital expenditures, to the same extent as the hospital.

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 7, 18.)

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      Sec. 10a-257. Implementation plans. The corporation shall develop a plan for implementing the purposes of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, with respect to hospital facilities used by or in the operation of outpatient practices related to the hospital or in the practices of medical, dental or related health professionals related to the hospital. The hospital shall provide funds to the corporation for the development of such a plan. The corporation shall submit its plan or any revised plan to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for approval. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may review and evaluate any plan or revised plan submitted by the corporation pursuant to this section and, if in the sole determination of the secretary such plan or revised plan is consistent with the purposes of said sections, which determination shall not be subject to other review and shall be legally conclusive for purposes of this section, may approve any such plan or revised plan. Upon receipt by the corporation of written approval of such a plan but in no event prior to December 1, 1988, the powers and purposes of the corporation may be implemented in accordance with such plan pursuant to a contract with the hospital in accordance with the provisions of section 10a-255.

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 8, 18.)

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      Sec. 10a-258. Uncollectible accounts receivable. The corporation shall establish rules and criteria for determining whether any of the hospital's accounts receivable shall be treated as uncollectible and, notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the corporation shall determine in accordance with such rules and criteria which of the accounts receivable of the hospital shall be so treated. Upon notification in writing by the corporation to the hospital that an account receivable shall be treated as uncollectible, the determination of uncollectibility shall be conclusive and the hospital shall not be required to pursue further collection procedures.

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 9, 18.)

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      Sec. 10a-259. Tax exemption. The exercise of the powers granted by sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, shall constitute the performance of an essential governmental function and the corporation shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon or in respect of hospital facilities, or any property or moneys of the corporation, levied by any municipality or political subdivision or special district having taxing powers of the state, nor shall the corporation be required to pay state taxes of any kind. The corporation, its projects, property and moneys shall at all times be free from taxation of every kind by the state and by the municipalities and all other political subdivisions or special districts having taxing powers of the state.

      (P.A. 87-459, S. 10, 18.)

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      Sec. 10a-260. Pledge by state to contractors. The state does hereby pledge to and agree with those parties who may enter into contracts with the corporation or any successor pursuant to the provisions of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, that it will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the corporation until such contracts are fully performed on the part of the corporation, provided nothing contained in said sections shall preclude such limitation or alteration if and when adequate provision shall be made by law for the protection of those entering into such contracts with the corporation. The corporation may include this pledge and undertaking for the state in such contract.

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 11, 18.)

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      Sec. 10a-261. Approval of travel requests. The provisions of section 10a-151c shall not apply to the corporation and the hospital. The corporation may approve travel requests of the employees of the hospital and of professionals enjoying hospital privileges for travel in their professional capacity for the hospital. The hospital shall pay all amounts authorized to be reimbursed pursuant to this section.

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 12, 18; P.A. 90-325, S. 18, 32.)

      History: P.A. 90-325 deleted the reference to repealed Sec. 10a-108a, concerning the approval of travel requests of certain faculty and professional employees of The University of Connecticut and The University of Connecticut Health Center, and substituted a reference to "section 12 of public act 90-252" (Revisor's note: Because there is no such section 12 and the reference should have been to "section 6 of public act 90-201" which was codified as Sec. 10a-151c, the correction was made editorially by the Revisors to reflect known legislative intent).

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      Sec. 10a-262. Interpretation of powers. The powers enumerated in sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, inclusive, shall be interpreted broadly to effectuate the purposes of said sections and shall not be construed as a limitation of powers.

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 13, 18.)

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      Sec. 10a-263. Inconsistent law. To the extent that the provisions of sections 10a-250 to 10a-262, inclusive, are inconsistent with the provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, the provisions of said sections shall be deemed controlling.

      (P.A. 87-458, S. 14, 18.)

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