A recent state appeals court decision has set down practical guidelines for deciding what exempts a hospital’s distant satellite facility from property taxes. But it may also serve as an invitation to the Legislature to come up with a statutory definition that presently is lacking.

After five years of litigation and a two ascents up the appellate ladder, Hunterdon Medical Center has won a ruling that its physical therapy center — housed in Readington, miles away from the main campus — is exempt from Readington property taxes because the center serves a “core hospital purpose.”

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