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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 24. (a) The board is a body corporate and politic. In that capacity, the board may do the following:
(1) Sue and be sued and plead and be impleaded but all actions against the board must be brought in the circuit or superior courts of the county in which the hospital is located.
(2) Possess the real and personal property of the hospital and the hospital funds in the hospital's corporate name for the hospital's use and benefit.
(3) Exercise the other powers, duties, and responsibilities set forth in this article.
(b) This subsection is retroactively effective beginning January 1, 1971. The name of the board may be styled as:
(1) “The Board of Trustees of __________ Hospital”, to include the full name of the hospital;
(2) the full name of the hospital; or
(3) an assumed business name under which the board conducts the board's affairs.
Any legal action taken by a board after December 31, 1970, that is questioned solely because of the board's name under this section is hereby legalized and validated.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-22-3-24 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-16-health/in-code-sect-16-22-3-24/
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