§ 3208. University Hospitals Authority--Powers and duties
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and SafetyEffective: November 1, 2019
Effective: November 1, 2019
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 3208
§ 3208. University Hospitals Authority--Powers and duties
4. Sue and be sued, subject to the provisions of The Governmental Tort Claims Act;1
5. Establish rates of payment for hospital and clinical services, which shall provide for exceptions and adjustments in cases where the recipients of services are unable to pay and for whom no third party source of payment is available, and to establish different rates of payment for indigent and nonindigent care;
9. Acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or by any other manner, and to maintain, use and operate or to contract for the maintenance, use and operation of or lease of any and all property of any kind, real, personal, or mixed or any interest therein unless otherwise provided by the University Hospitals Authority Act;
12. Make and issue bonds and to pledge revenues of the Authority subject to the Oklahoma Bond Oversight and Reform Act.2 Nothing in the University Hospitals Authority Act shall authorize the issuance of any bonds of the Authority payable other than from revenues of the University Hospitals. Funds appropriated to the University Hospitals shall not be used for issuance of bonds. Authority revenue bonds issued under the provisions of the University Hospitals Authority Act shall not at any time be deemed to constitute a debt of the state or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided. Such revenue bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the state nor the Authority shall be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon except from the revenues of the project or projects for which they are issued and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision thereof is pledged, or may hereafter be pledged, to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds. The maximum amount of outstanding bonds at any time shall not exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) unless a greater amount is expressly approved by the Legislature by a concurrent resolution adopted prior to commencing any action in anticipation of issuance of revenue bonds of the University Hospitals Authority for the greater amount;
13. Provide for complete financial audits on all accounts of the University Hospitals Authority and to authorize periodic audits by an independent external auditing agency. Such audits to be performed annually in a format approved by the State Auditor and Inspector and all such audits shall be submitted to the State Auditor and Inspector for review. Such audits shall be made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and government auditing standards. Financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. In addition to said audits, the State Auditor and Inspector, whenever he or she deems it appropriate, and at least once each five (5) years, or upon receipt of a request to do so from the Governor, the Attorney General, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the Authority shall conduct a special audit of the Authority and the University Hospitals;
C. The Authority shall prepare monthly a “budget vs. actual” report which shows by budget activity the monthly and year-to-date revenues and expenditures compared to budgeted revenues and expenditures. Such report shall be submitted upon request to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and to the Directors of the House of Representatives Fiscal Division and the Senate Fiscal Division.
E. The Authority may enter into contracts for construction and remodeling projects in accordance with applicable statutes and its own administrative rules. The Authority shall have the power to authorize the demolition of any building owned by the Authority upon a finding that the building is no longer suitable for the purposes for which it was intended and that a renovation of the building is not economically justifiable.
Credits
Laws 1993, c. 330, § 8, emerg. eff. June 8, 1993; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 513; Laws 2019, c. 495, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 3208, OK ST T. 63 § 3208
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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