North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 116. Higher Education § 116-350. Definitions

(1) Board or Board of Directors.--The Board of Directors of the University of North Carolina Health Care System.

(2) Chief Executive Officer.--The executive and administrative head of the University of North Carolina Health Care System.

(3) Component unit.--Any of the following:

(4) System affiliate.--Any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association business trust, or similar entity organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, whether for profit or nonprofit, if a majority of the members of the governing body or of its partnership or membership interests are one of the following:

(5) The University of North Carolina Health Care System or System.--The entity created pursuant to G.S. 116-350.5, the component units of which include the University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill and the clinical patient care programs established or maintained by the School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.