Sec. 38a-176. (Formerly Sec. 33-179b). Applicable statutes. Activities and purposes of health care center.
Sec. 38a-176. (Formerly Sec. 33-179b). Applicable statutes. Activities and purposes of health care center. (a) Each such health care center shall be governed by
sections 38a-175 to 38a-192, inclusive, and by the other applicable laws of the state to
the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of said sections.
(b) The nature of the activities to be conducted and the purposes to be carried out
by a health care center include, but are not limited to: (1) Establishing, maintaining and
operating facilities whereby health care, as hereinbefore defined, may be provided at
the expense of the health care center; (2) providing health care directly by its health care
center employees who, when required by law, shall be duly licensed to render such
service or by agreement or by indemnity arrangement with any hospital, hospital service
corporation, medical service corporation, medical group clinic or person qualified and
licensed to render any health care service or by both methods; (3) entering into
agreements with any governmental agency, or any provider for the training of personnel
under the direction of persons licensed to practice any healing art; (4) establishing,
operating and maintaining a medical service center, clinic or any such other facility as
shall be necessary for the prevention, study, diagnosis and treatment of human ailments
and injuries and to promote medical, surgical, dental and general health education, scientific education, research and learning; (5) marketing, enrolling and administering a
health care plan; (6) contracting with insurers licensed in this state, including hospital
and medical service corporations; (7) offering, in addition to health services, benefits
covering out-of-area or emergency services; (8) providing health services not included
in the health care plan on a fee-for-service basis; and (9) entering into contracts in
furtherance of the purposes of sections 38a-175 to 38a-192.
(1971, P.A. 445, S. 2; P.A. 82-415, S. 2, 18; P.A. 90-68, S. 2, 16.)
History: P.A. 82-415 expanded the activities and purposes of health care centers by adding Subdivs. (5) to (9), inclusive,
and specified that health care centers are governed by applicable laws outside of chapter rather than by "the provisions of
the nonstock corporation act"; P.A. 90-68 expanded the nature of the activities to be conducted and the purposes to be
carried out by a health care center and included clinics in provision re negotiation of indemnity agreements in forming a
health care arrangement and substituted "provider" for hospitals or individuals licensed to practice healing arts to refer to
those entities providing a health care service; Sec. 33-179b transferred to Sec. 38a-176 in 1991.