(1) Following the creation of the authority and on the transfer date under this part 5, the regents shall have the authority to lease, convey, or otherwise transfer to the authority some or all hospital assets, except land which may be leased to the authority for a term not to exceed ninetynine years. Any such lease, conveyance, or transfer shall be on such terms as may be approved by the regents and in consideration of the authority's agreement to assume the hospital liabilities and to continue to support the education, research, patient care, care to the medically indigent, and public service activities of the university of Colorado.
(2) Any transfer of hospital assets to the authority pursuant to this section shall be conditioned upon the existence of a binding agreement between the regents and the authority which provides that, effective on the transfer date under this part 5 and thereafter, the authority shall assume responsibility for and shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the regents and the state and the part 4 corporation and its officers and directors with respect to:
All liabilities and duties of the regents pursuant to contracts, agreements, and leasesfor commodities, services, and supplies utilized by university hospital, including real property leases;
All claims related to the employment relationship between employees of the authority and the authority on and after the transfer date under this part 5;
All claims for breach of contract resulting from the authority's action or failure to acton and after the transfer date under this part 5;
All claims related to the authority's errors and omissions including, but not limitedto: Medical malpractice; directors and officers liability; workers' compensation; automobile liability; and premises, completed operations, and products liability; and
All claims related to the part 4 corporation's errors and omissions prior to the transferdate under this part 5, including, but not limited to: Medical malpractice; directors and officers liability; workers' compensation; automobile liability; and premises, completed operations, and products liability.
(3) Any transfer of hospital assets to the authority shall be further conditioned upon the existence of a binding agreement between the regents and the authority by which the authority shall accept and agree to abide by the provisions set forth in section 23-21-504 concerning the mission of the authority, the provisions in sections 23-21-507 and 23-21-508, and the provisions of part 6 of this article concerning employees of university hospital, the part 4 corporation, and the authority.
Source: L. 91: Entire part added, p. 560, § 2, effective June 1.