Reserved Powers. If participating hospitals retain some authority, this is not necessarily determinative of whether the equivalent of a parent-subsidiary relationship has been established. For example, authority over ethical or moral issues based on religious principles may be reserved by the participating entities. If all of the other surrounding facts and circumstances showed that sufficient authority had otherwise been ceded to the JOA governing body, this type of reservation would not preclude a finding that the equivalent of a parent-subsidiary relationship had been established.
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Sources: Hospital Joint Operating Agreement, Hospital Joint Operating Agreement