Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 10a-182

• Authority: means the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority created by section 10a-179 or any board, body, commission, department or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers conferred upon the authority by this chapter shall be given by law. See Connecticut General Statutes 10a-178
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Health care institution: means (1) any nonprofit, state-aided hospital or other health care institution, including The University of Connecticut Health Center, which is entitled, under the laws of the state, to receive assistance from the state by means of a grant made pursuant to a budgetary appropriation made by the General Assembly, (2) any other hospital or other health care institution which is licensed, or any nonprofit, nonstock corporation which shall receive financing or shall undertake to construct or acquire a project which is or will be eligible to be licensed, as an institution under the provisions of sections 19a-490 to 19a-503, inclusive, or any nonprofit, nonstock, nonsectarian facility which is exempt from taxation under the provisions of section 12-81 or 38a-188 and which is a health care center under the provisions of sections 38a-175 to 38a-194, inclusive, or (3) any nonprofit corporation wholly owned by two or more hospitals or other health care institutions which operates for and on behalf of such hospitals or other health care institutions a project, as defined in subsection (b) of this section, or is a nursing home. See Connecticut General Statutes 10a-178
• Institution for higher education: means (1) an educational institution situated within this state which by virtue of law or charter is a nonprofit educational institution empowered to provide a program of education beyond the high school level. See Connecticut General Statutes 10a-178
• Nursing home: means any institution which is or will be eligible to be licensed as an institution under sections 19a-490 to 19a-503, inclusive, or a facility which (1) provides chronic and convalescent nursing care, (2) is a rest home with nursing facilities, (3) provides health care facilities for the handicapped, (4) is a home for elderly persons or physically handicapped or mentally handicapped persons or (5) is a continuing care facility registered with the Department of Social Services, pursuant to chapter 319f. See Connecticut General Statutes 10a-178
• Participating corporation: means any nonprofit corporation created by a participating health care institution or a participating institution for higher education, or by one or more of them in combination, and to which there has been or will be transferred all right, title and interest in a project for the sole purpose of operating such project on behalf of such participating institution or institutions for the life of the bonds issued to finance such project, provided upon retirement of all of such bonds, all right, title and interest in the project shall revert to and vest in the participating institution for higher education or the participating health care institution or jointly in both such institutions. See Connecticut General Statutes 10a-178
• Participating health care institution: means a health care institution which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, undertakes the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or refinancing of obligations or of a mortgage, loan or advances made or given for the cost of a project as provided in and permitted by this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 10a-178
• Participating institution for higher education: means an institution for higher education which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall undertake the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or shall undertake the refunding or refinancing of obligations or of a mortgage, or advances made or given for the costs of a project, as provided in and permitted by this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 10a-178
• Participating nursing home: means a nursing home which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, undertakes the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or refinancing of obligations or of a mortgage, loans or advances made or given for the costs of a project as provided in and permitted by this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 10a-178
• Participating qualified nonprofit organization: means a qualified nonprofit organization which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall undertake the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or shall undertake the refunding or refinancing of obligations, or of a mortgage, loan or advances made or given to it to finance, in anticipation of permanent financing or donation from an outside source, the cost of a project, as provided in and permitted by this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 10a-178
• Qualified nonprofit organization: means any private, nonprofit organization qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended from time to time, other than a health care institution, nursing home or institution for higher education. See Connecticut General Statutes 10a-178