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The Authority may perform such public and essential government functions with the power and purpose to:1\n\nProvide health care, including indigent care, to protect and promote the health and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth;2\n\nServe as a high-quality teaching hospital to provide and promote health care by educating medical and health sciences professionals, providing medical services not widely available in the Commonwealth, and treating patients of the type and on the scale necessary to facilitate medical research and attract physicians, faculty members, researchers, and other individuals necessary to maintain quality medical and health sciences education;3\n\nFacilitate and support the health education, research, and public service activities of the Health Sciences Schools of the University;4\n\nServe as the principal teaching and training hospital for undergraduate and graduate students of the Health Sciences Schools of the University;5\n\nProvide a site for faculty members of the Health Sciences Schools of the University to conduct medical and biomedical research; and6\n\nOperate and manage general hospital and other health care facilities, engaging in specialized management and operational practices to remain economically viable, earning revenues necessary for operations, and participating in arrangements with public and private entities and other activities, taking into account changes that have occurred or may occur in the future in the provision of health care and related services.C\n\nThe Authority shall operate, maintain, and expand, as appropriate, teaching hospitals and related facilities for the benefit of the Commonwealth and its citizens and such other individuals who might be served by the Authority.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312534,"text":"The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority is established as a public body corporate, public instrumentality, and political subdivision of the Commonwealth with such public and corporate powers as are set forth in this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":312535,"text":"The purpose of the Authority is to exercise public and essential governmental functions to provide for the health, welfare, convenience, knowledge, benefit, and prosperity of the residents of the Commonwealth and such other individuals who might be served by the Authority by delivering and supporting the delivery of medical care and related services to such residents and individuals, providing educational opportunities in the medical field and related disciplines, conducting and facilitating research in the medical field and related disciplines, and enhancing the delivery of health care and related services to the Commonwealth’s indigent population. 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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 905<\/a> and 1046<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2000, chapter 720<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":186331,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87275,"identifier":"23.1-2401","token":"23.1\/IV\/24\/23.1-2401","url":"\/23.1-2401\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2401\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/24\/23.1-2401","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority established; powers, purposes, and duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2401","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Commonwealth University<\/span> Health System<\/span> Authority<\/span> is established as a public body corporate, public instrumentality, and political subdivision of the Commonwealth with such public and corporate powers as are set forth in this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The purpose of the Authority<\/span> is to exercise public and essential governmental functions to provide for the health, welfare, convenience, knowledge, benefit, and prosperity of the residents of the Commonwealth and such other individuals who might be served by the Authority<\/span> by delivering and supporting the delivery of medical care and related services to such residents and individuals, providing educational opportunities in the medical field and related disciplines, conducting and facilitating research in the medical field and related disciplines, and enhancing the delivery of health care and related services to the Commonwealth’s indigent<\/span> population. The Authority<\/span> may perform such public and essential government functions with the power and purpose to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Provide health care, including indigent<\/span> care, to protect and promote the health and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Serve as a high-quality teaching hospital to provide and promote health care by educating medical and health sciences professionals, providing medical services not widely available in the Commonwealth, and treating patients of the type and on the scale necessary to facilitate medical research and attract physicians, faculty members, researchers, and other individuals necessary to maintain quality medical and health sciences education; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Facilitate and support the health education, research, and public service activities of the Health Sciences Schools of the University<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Serve as the principal teaching and training hospital for undergraduate and graduate students of the Health Sciences Schools of the University<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Provide a site for faculty members of the Health Sciences Schools of the University<\/span> to conduct medical and biomedical research; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Operate and manage general hospital and other health care facilities, engaging in specialized management and operational practices to remain economically viable, earning revenues necessary for operations, and participating in arrangements with public and private entities and other activities, taking into account changes that have occurred or may occur in the future in the provision of health care and related services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Authority<\/span> shall operate, maintain, and expand, as appropriate, teaching hospitals and related facilities for the benefit of the Commonwealth and its citizens and such other individuals who might be served by the Authority<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY ESTABLISHED; POWERS, PURPOSES, AND DUTIES (\u00a7 23.1-2401)\n\nA. The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority is established\nas a public body corporate, public instrumentality, and political subdivision of\nthe Commonwealth with such public and corporate powers as are set forth in this\nchapter.\n\nB. The purpose of the Authority is to exercise public and essential governmental\nfunctions to provide for the health, welfare, convenience, knowledge, benefit,\nand prosperity of the residents of the Commonwealth and such other individuals\nwho might be served by the Authority by delivering and supporting the delivery\nof medical care and related services to such residents and individuals,\nproviding educational opportunities in the medical field and related\ndisciplines, conducting and facilitating research in the medical field and\nrelated disciplines, and enhancing the delivery of health care and related\nservices to the Commonwealth’s indigent population. The Authority may\nperform such public and essential government functions with the power and\npurpose to:\n\n 1. Provide health care, including indigent care, to protect and promote the\n health and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth;\n\n 2. Serve as a high-quality teaching hospital to provide and promote health\n care by educating medical and health sciences professionals, providing medical\n services not widely available in the Commonwealth, and treating patients of\n the type and on the scale necessary to facilitate medical research and attract\n physicians, faculty members, researchers, and other individuals necessary to\n maintain quality medical and health sciences education;\n\n 3. Facilitate and support the health education, research, and public service\n activities of the Health Sciences Schools of the University;\n\n 4. Serve as the principal teaching and training hospital for undergraduate and\n graduate students of the Health Sciences Schools of the University;\n\n 5. Provide a site for faculty members of the Health Sciences Schools of the\n University to conduct medical and biomedical research; and\n\n 6. Operate and manage general hospital and other health care facilities,\n engaging in specialized management and operational practices to remain\n economically viable, earning revenues necessary for operations, and\n participating in arrangements with public and private entities and other\n activities, taking into account changes that have occurred or may occur in the\n future in the provision of health care and related services.\n\nC. The Authority shall operate, maintain, and expand, as appropriate, teaching\nhospitals and related facilities for the benefit of the Commonwealth and its\ncitizens and such other individuals who might be served by the Authority.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, cc. 905, 1046, \u00a7\u00a7 23-50.16:2, 23-50.16:3; 2000, c. 720; 2016,\nc. 588.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}