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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1973, chapter 462; in 1979, chapter 719; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 658<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 502<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 148<\/a> and 149<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1385809,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348656,"identifier":"15.2-5301","token":"15.2\/IV\/53\/1\/15.2-5301","url":"\/15.2-5301\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5301\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/53\/1\/15.2-5301","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5301","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Authority” or “hospital authority<\/span>” means a body corporate organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth.<\/p>

“Bonds<\/span><\/span>” means any bonds<\/span><\/span>, interim certificates, notes, debentures, or other obligations of the authority issued pursuant to this chapter.<\/p>

“City<\/span>,” means both cities and counties, and city<\/span>-specific terms such as “mayor<\/span>” shall be deemed to also include the equivalent county<\/span> term.<\/p>

“Commissioner<\/span>” means one of the members of an authority appointed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.<\/p>

“Contract<\/span>” means any agreement of an authority with or for the benefit of an obligee<\/span> whether contained in a resolution, trust indenture<\/span>, mortgage, lease, bond<\/span> or other instrument.<\/p>

“Cost,” as applied to a hospital project<\/span>, means all or any part of the cost of acquisition, construction, alteration, enlargement, reconstruction and remodeling of a hospital project<\/span>, including all lands, structures, real or personal property, interest in land and air rights, the cost of demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land so acquired, including the cost of acquiring any lands to which such buildings or structures may be moved, the cost of all labor, materials<\/span>, machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest on all bonds<\/span><\/span> prior to, during and for a period of time not to exceed two years after completion, provisions for working capital, the cost of architectural engineering, financial and legal services, plans, specifications, studies, surveys, estimates of cost and revenues, administrative expenses, expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of acquiring or constructing the hospital project<\/span> and such other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to the acquisition and construction of such project, the financing of such acquisition and construction and the placing of the project in operation.<\/p>

“Federal government<\/span>” means the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.<\/p>

“Government” means the Commonwealth and the federal government<\/span> and any subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them.<\/p>

“Hospital project<\/span>” or “project” means any and all medical facilities and approaches thereto and appurtenances thereof. Medical facilities shall include any and all facilities suitable for providing adequate hospital facilities and medical care for concentrated centers of population, and also includes any and all structures, buildings, improvements, additions, extensions, replacements, appurtenances, lands, rights in land, franchises, machinery, equipment, furnishings, landscaping, approaches, roadways and other facilities necessary or desirable in connection therewith or incidental thereto, including, without limitation, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, continuing care facilities, self-care facilities, medical office facilities, clinics, out-patient surgical centers, alcohol, substance abuse and drug treatment centers, laboratories, research facilities, sanitariums, hospices, facilities for the residence or care of elderly or chronically ill individuals or individuals with disabilities, residential facilities for nurses, interns, and physicians and any other kind of facility for the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention or palliation of any human illness, injury, disorder, or disability; together with all related and supporting facilities and equipment necessary and desirable in connection therewith or incidental thereto; or equipment alone, including, without limitation, parking facilities, kitchen, laundry, laboratory, pharmaceutical, administrative, communications, computer and recreational facilities and equipment, storage space, mobile medical facilities, vehicles, and other equipment necessary or desirable for the transportation of medical equipment or the transportation of patients.<\/p>

“Obligee of the authority<\/span>” or “obligee” includes any bondholder, trustee or trustees for any bondholders, any lessor demising property to the authority used in connection with a hospital project<\/span> or any assignee or assignees of such lessor’s interest or any part thereof, and the United States of America when it is a party<\/span> to any contract<\/span> with the authority.<\/p>

“Real property<\/span>” includes lands under water, structures, and any and all easements, franchises and incorporeal hereditaments and every estate and right therein, legal and equitable<\/span>, including terms for years and liens<\/span> by way of judgments<\/span>, mortgage or otherwise.<\/p>

“Trust indenture<\/span>” includes instruments pledging the revenues of real or personal properties but not conveying such properties or conferring a right to foreclose and cause a sale thereof.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 15.2-5301)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Authority” or “hospital authority” means a body\ncorporate organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the\npurposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth.\n\n“Bonds” means any bonds, interim certificates, notes, debentures, or\nother obligations of the authority issued pursuant to this chapter.\n\n“City,” means both cities and counties, and city-specific terms such\nas “mayor” shall be deemed to also include the equivalent county\nterm.\n\n“Commissioner” means one of the members of an authority appointed in\naccordance with the provisions of this chapter.\n\n“Contract” means any agreement of an authority with or for the\nbenefit of an obligee whether contained in a resolution, trust indenture,\nmortgage, lease, bond or other instrument.\n\n“Cost,” as applied to a hospital project, means all or any part of\nthe cost of acquisition, construction, alteration, enlargement, reconstruction\nand remodeling of a hospital project, including all lands, structures, real or\npersonal property, interest in land and air rights, the cost of demolishing or\nremoving any buildings or structures on land so acquired, including the cost of\nacquiring any lands to which such buildings or structures may be moved, the cost\nof all labor, materials, machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest on\nall bonds prior to, during and for a period of time not to exceed two years\nafter completion, provisions for working capital, the cost of architectural\nengineering, financial and legal services, plans, specifications, studies,\nsurveys, estimates of cost and revenues, administrative expenses, expenses\nnecessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of\nacquiring or constructing the hospital project and such other expenses as may be\nnecessary or incidental to the acquisition and construction of such project, the\nfinancing of such acquisition and construction and the placing of the project in\noperation.\n\n“Federal government” means the United States of America or any\nagency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of\nAmerica.\n\n“Government” means the Commonwealth and the federal government and\nany subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of\nthem.\n\n“Hospital project” or “project” means any and all\nmedical facilities and approaches thereto and appurtenances thereof. Medical\nfacilities shall include any and all facilities suitable for providing adequate\nhospital facilities and medical care for concentrated centers of population, and\nalso includes any and all structures, buildings, improvements, additions,\nextensions, replacements, appurtenances, lands, rights in land, franchises,\nmachinery, equipment, furnishings, landscaping, approaches, roadways and other\nfacilities necessary or desirable in connection therewith or incidental thereto,\nincluding, without limitation, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living\nfacilities, continuing care facilities, self-care facilities, medical office\nfacilities, clinics, out-patient surgical centers, alcohol, substance abuse and\ndrug treatment centers, laboratories, research facilities, sanitariums,\nhospices, facilities for the residence or care of elderly or chronically ill\nindividuals or individuals with disabilities, residential facilities for nurses,\ninterns, and physicians and any other kind of facility for the diagnosis,\ntreatment, rehabilitation, prevention or palliation of any human illness,\ninjury, disorder, or disability; together with all related and supporting\nfacilities and equipment necessary and desirable in connection therewith or\nincidental thereto; or equipment alone, including, without limitation, parking\nfacilities, kitchen, laundry, laboratory, pharmaceutical, administrative,\ncommunications, computer and recreational facilities and equipment, storage\nspace, mobile medical facilities, vehicles, and other equipment necessary or\ndesirable for the transportation of medical equipment or the transportation of\npatients.\n\n“Obligee of the authority” or “obligee” includes any\nbondholder, trustee or trustees for any bondholders, any lessor demising\nproperty to the authority used in connection with a hospital project or any\nassignee or assignees of such lessor’s interest or any part thereof, and\nthe United States of America when it is a party to any contract with the\nauthority.\n\n“Real property” includes lands under water, structures, and any and\nall easements, franchises and incorporeal hereditaments and every estate and\nright therein, legal and equitable, including terms for years and liens by way\nof judgments, mortgage or otherwise.\n\n“Trust indenture” includes instruments pledging the revenues of real\nor personal properties but not conveying such properties or conferring a right\nto foreclose and cause a sale thereof.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-214; 1973, c. 462, \u00a7 15.1-1534; 1979, c. 719; 1997,\nc. 587; 2006, c. 658; 2014, c. 502; 2023, cc. 148, 149.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}