Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Subsection (f) of section 3 of chapter 147 of the acts of 1996 is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences:- Except as otherwise provided in this act, chapters 31, 32, 32B and 268A of the General Laws and all other provisions of law applicable to government entities but inapplicable to nonprofit corporations, shall not apply to the operations and employees of Somerville hospital upon acquisition or management thereof by the city or the commission, for so long as said Somerville hospital shall be construed as a nonprofit corporation, nor shall said chapters and provisions apply to any other nonprofit corporation owned or controlled by the commission. Chapter 150E of the General Laws shall apply to employees of said Somerville hospital upon the acquisition or management thereof by the city or the commission and said chapter 150E shall apply to any other nonprofit corporation owned or controlled by the commission.