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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 816
January Session, 2019
AN ACT ALLOWING THE CONNECTICUT HEALTH A ND
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY TO MAKE LOANS FOR THE
COST OF RELATED HEAL TH CARE INSTITUTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 10a-178 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
1, 2019): 3
(b) "Project", (1) in the case of a participating institution for higher 4
education, means a structure suitable for use as a dormitory or other 5
housing facility, including housing for staff members, employees or 6
students at such institution of higher education, dining hall, student 7
union, administration building, academic building, library, laboratory, 8
research facility, classroom, athletic facility, health care facility, and 9
maintenance, storage or utility facility and other structures or facilities 10
related thereto or required or useful for the instruction of students or 11
the conducting of research or the operation of an institution for higher 12
education, including parking and other facilities or structures essential 13
or convenient for the orderly conduct of such institution for higher 14
education, also including equipment and machinery and other similar 15
items necessary or convenient for the operation of a particular facility 16
or structure in the manner for which its use is intended or for the 17
operation of a participating institution for higher education, or any 18 Substitute Bill No. 816
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combination thereof, but shall not include such items as books, fuel, 19
supplies or other items the purchase of which is customarily deemed 20
to result in a current operating charge; (2) in the case of a participating 21
health care institution, means a structure suitable for use as a hospital, 22
clinic, or other health care facility, laboratory, laundry, residence 23
facility, including housing for nurses, interns, staff members, 24
employees or students at such health care institution and their 25
immediate families and for physically or mentally handicapped 26
persons, administration building, research facility, related health care 27
institution, as defined in subsection (r) of this section, and 28
maintenance, storage or utility facility and other structures or facilities 29
related thereto or required or useful for the operation of the project, 30
including parking and other facilities or structures essential or 31
convenient for the orderly operation of such project, also including 32
equipment and machinery and other similar items necessary or 33
convenient for the operation of the project in the manner for which its 34
use is intended or for the operation of a participating health care 35
institution, or any combination thereof, but shall not include such 36
items as fuel, supplies or other items the purchase of which is 37
customarily deemed to result in a current operating charge; (3) in the 38
case of a participating qualified nonprofit organization, means a 39
structure or facility owned in its entirety by, or suitable for use in 40
accordance with the charitable or nonprofit status of the qualified 41
nonprofit organization, also including equipment and machinery and 42
other similar items necessary or convenient for the operation of the 43
project in the manner for which its use is intended or for the operation 44
of a participating qualified nonprofit corporation; and [,] (4) in the case 45
of a participating nursing home, means a structure or facility suitable 46
for use as a nursing home, residential care home, rest home, health 47
care facility for the handicapped, mental health facility or independent 48
living facility subject to the licensing requirements of chapter 368v and 49
appurtenant facilities, equipment and machinery and other similar 50
items necessary or convenient for the operation of a particular facility 51
or structure in the manner for which its use is intended or for the 52
operation of a participating nursing home; 53 Substitute Bill No. 816
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Sec. 2. Section 10a-178 of the general statutes is amended by adding 54
subsection (r) as follows (Effective July 1, 2019): 55
(NEW) (r) "Related health care institution" means any hospital, 56
health care institution, institution, as defined in subsection (a) of 57
section 19a-490, that is constructed or acquired by a nonprofit, 58
nonstock corporation or any nonprofit, nonstock, nonsectarian health 59
care center that conducts activities and carries out purposes as 60
described in subsection (b) of section 38a-176, and (1) is located outside 61
of the state, (2) is a wholly owned or controlled subsidiary of a health 62
care institution, as defined in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (g) 63
of this section, licensed in the state, and (3) would be eligible to be 64
licensed as an institution under the provisions of sections 19a-490 to 65
19a-503, inclusive, if it was located in the state. 66
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 10a-178(b)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 10a-178
HED Joint Favorable Subst.