Section 151 - Short Title

This act shall be known and may be cited as “The Governmental Tort Claims Act”.

Section 152 - Definitions

As used in The Governmental Tort Claims Act:

1. “Action” means a proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction by which one party brings a suit against another;

2. “Agency” means any board, commission, committee, department or other instrumentality or entity designated to act in behalf of the state or a political subdivision;

3. “Charitable health care provider” means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or the practice of a profession and who provides care to a medically indigent person, as defined in paragraph 8 of this section, wit