Tennessee § 5-1-124 - County hospitals — Authority to enter into contracts and agreements.
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§ 5-1-124. County hospitals — Authority to enter into contracts and agreements.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any county that owns and operates a hospital is authorized to enter into any contract or agreement that any privately owned hospital operating under title 68 is authorized to enter into, including, but not limited to, agreements authorized by title 68, chapter 11, part 13, and Acts 1995, ch. 466. Acts 1996, ch. 791, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1995, ch. 466, referred to in this section, amended and enacted numerous sections in titles 63 and 68. See the Session Laws Disposition Table in Volume 13.
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