CHAPTER 215 —AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS
§21501. Organization
(a)
(b)
(c)
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 21501 | 36:4901. | Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, §1, |
| 36:4909. | Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, §9, |
This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words.
§21502. Purpose
The purpose of the corporation is to maintain a hospital in the vicinity of Paris, France, to provide medical and surgical care to citizens of the United States.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 21502 | 36:4903 (words before 8th comma less "gratuitously or otherwise"). | Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, §3 (words before 8th comma less "gratuitously or otherwise"), |
The word "maintain" is substituted for "establish, maintain, and conduct" to eliminate executed and unnecessary words. The word "aid" is omitted as included in "care".
§21503. Governing body
(a)
(2) The board shall have at least 12 governors, divided into 3 classes of equal numbers. One class of governors shall be elected each year for a term of 3 years or until their successors are elected. The corporation shall elect the governors at its annual meeting.
(b)
(1) the sale or alienation of any real or personal estate of the corporation; or
(2) the leasing of real estate of the corporation for a term of more than one year.
(c)
(1) adopt and amend bylaws, as may be necessary and proper, related to—
(A) elections and meetings;
(B) qualifications and duties of governors and officers;
(C) admission and qualifications of members; and
(D) management and disposition of the property, business, and concerns of the corporation;
(2) conduct all business of the corporation;
(3) fill, until the next annual election, a vacancy on the board; and
(4) appoint attending and resident physicians and surgeons, agents, assistants, and attendants as may be necessary, set their compensation, and discharge them.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 21503(a) | 36:4904 (1st sentence). | Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, §§4 (1st sentence), 6, |
| 36:4905. | Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, §§5, 7, 8, |
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| 36:4906. | ||
| 21503(b) | 36:4908. | |
| 21503(c) | 36:4907. |
Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and obsolete language.
In subsection (c)(1), before clause (A), the words "and not contrary to law" are omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (c)(2), the words "and manage" and "and concerns" are omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (c)(3), the words "occasioned by death, resignation, or otherwise" are omitted as unnecessary.
§21504. Acquisition and management of property
The corporation may acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property, in the United States and France, to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 21504 | 36:4902. | Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, §2, |
The words "may acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer" are substituted for "is authorized to take by purchase, gift, grant, devise, and bequest, and to hold, mortgage, lease, transfer, and convey" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "real and personal" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "to carry out the purpose of the corporation" are substituted for "for the purposes of the said corporation" and "as may be deemed necessary for the wants or development of the corporation or any of them" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
§21505. Charges for medical services
The corporation may charge a reasonable compensation for providing medical and surgical services or may provide those services without charge. Amounts received under this section shall be used to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 21505 | 36:4903 ("gratuitously or otherwise" and words after 8th comma). | Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, §3 ("gratuitously or otherwise" and words after 8th comma), |
The words "may charge" are substituted for "it shall be lawful for the said corporation to demand and receive" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "medical and surgical services" are substituted for "such care, sustenance, professional treatment, and other services" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "to carry out the purposes of the corporation" are substituted for "be applied to the uses and benefits of the said corporation" for consistency.
§21506. Principal office
The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia. However, offices may be maintained and meetings of the board of governors and committees may be held elsewhere.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 21506 | 36:4904 (last sentence). | Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, §4 (last sentence), |
§21507. Nonapplication of audit requirements
The audit requirements of
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 21507 | (no source). |
The section is added to except the American Hospital of Paris from the application of section 10101 of the revised title, restating 36:1101–1103, which imposes audit requirements on certain federally chartered corporations. The Hospital is not included in the list of corporations set out in 36:1101 to which the audit requirements apply.