(a) The governing body of any quasi-public or private hospital which was previously a public hospital is hereby authorized to give cost-of-living increases to any retiree of the Employees' Retirement System who was employed by any such hospital when it was a public hospital and who was a member of the Employees' Retirement System pursuant to Section 36-27-6 during such employment. Such cost-of-living increases may be given whether present employees of the quasi-public or private hospital are participating members of the Employees' Retirement System or not.
(b) The cost-of-living increases authorized by subsection (a) of this section may be granted from any foundation or trust funds which were established for health and related purposes from the residual earnings of hospital activities during the time the hospital was a public facility.
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