Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 10-19.1 and this chapter, a corporation conducting activities as a hospital may merge with a corporation incorporated for profit and form a corporation incorporated under this chapter.
1. Notwithstanding chapter 57-02 or any other provision of law, any interest in property of corporations merging under this section retains the same property tax status after the merger as it had in the taxable year before the merger.
2. Notwithstanding chapter 57-39.2 or 57-40.2 or any other provision of law, the sale, purchase, or use of any property by a corporation merging under this section retains the same status under the sales and use tax laws after the merger as it would have had before the merger.