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. For the purposes of this article:
(a) "Person" includes any natural person, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association.
(b) "Records" includes any writing containing information relating
to the conduct of the corporation's business prepared, owned, used,
or retained by the corporation regardless of physical form or
characteristics. "Records" does not include any records transferred
from any private nonprofit corporation that is a member or
predecessor of the corporation that were created prior to the
transfer of assets for the operation of a hospital by the
corporation.
(c) "Writing" means handwriting, typewriting, printing,
photostating, photographing, and every other means of recording upon
any form of communication or representation, including letters,
words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combination thereof, and all
papers, maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films and prints,
magnetic or punched cards, discs, drums, and other documents.