2004 Minnesota Statutes

     352F.02 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Definitions.  As used in this chapter, 
 unless the context or subject matter indicates otherwise, the 
 following terms have the meanings given in this section. 

    Subd. 2.    Allowable service.  "Allowable service" has 
 the meaning provided in Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 352.01, 
 subdivision 11. 

    Subd. 3.    Effective date.  "Effective date" is the 
 date terminated hospital employees transfer employment to 
 Fairview under a definitive integration agreement between the 
 University of Minnesota and Fairview or the date terminated 
 Academic Health Center employees are transferred to the 
 University of Minnesota Physicians or University Affiliated 
 Family Physicians, whichever is applicable. 

    Subd. 4.    Fairview.  "Fairview" means Fairview 
 Hospital and healthcare services, a Minnesota nonprofit 
 corporation, and its successors. 

    Subd. 5.    Section.  "Section" means the designated 
 section of Minnesota Statutes. 

    Subd. 6.    Terminated hospital employee.  "Terminated 
 hospital employee" means a person who: 

    (1) was employed on the day before the effective date by 
 the University of Minnesota at the University of Minnesota 
 Hospital and clinics or the Academic Health Center and was paid 
 on a biweekly payroll; 

    (2) terminated employment with the University of Minnesota 
 on the day before the effective date or in the case of employees 
 of the Academic Health Center, terminated employment with the 
 University of Minnesota after the effective date but immediately 
 transferred employment to the University of Minnesota Physicians 
 or University Affiliated Family Physicians; and 

    (3) was a participant in the general state employees 
 retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System at the 
 time of termination of employment with the University of 
 Minnesota. 

    Subd. 7.    University of Minnesota.  "University of 
 Minnesota" means University of Minnesota Hospital and clinics, 
 the hospitals and clinics operated by the regents of the 
 University of Minnesota. 

    Subd. 8.    Years of allowable service.  "Years of 
 allowable service" has the meaning provided in Minnesota 
 Statutes 1994, section 352.01, subdivision 16. 

    Subd. 9.    Academic Health Center.  "Academic Health 
 Center" means the seven professional schools in health care 
 related disciplines at the University of Minnesota. 

    Subd. 10.    University of Minnesota Physicians.  
 "University of Minnesota Physicians" means the multispecialty 
 single group medical practice group in which medical school 
 faculty will practice medicine beginning in 1997. 

    Subd. 11.    University Affiliated Family Physicians.  
 "University Affiliated Family Physicians" means the private 
 practice group of the Department of Family Practice in the 
 university's medical school. 

    HIST: 1996 c 460 art 1 s 2; 1997 c 241 art 7 s 1-5