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NY S08987
Bill
Status
6/6/2024
Primary Sponsor
Gustavo Rivera
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AI Summary
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Requires any person, partnership, company, stockholder, member, corporation or other entity with decision-making authority over hospital operations to obtain written approval from the public health and health planning council before establishing a hospital.
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Defines authority to operate a hospital to include decision-making power over management hiring/dismissal, board elections, budget approval, operating policies, construction applications, debt approval, management contracts, and litigation settlements exceeding insurance coverage.
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Exempts from council approval assignments or delegations of hospital operating authority to hospital governing body committees, corporate officers, hospital employees, or management contracts approved by the commissioner.
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Applies only to applications for hospital establishment submitted to the public health and health planning council after this act takes effect.
Legislative Description
Makes various provisions regarding establishment of a hospital: provides that any person and various other listed entities (i.e., partnership, company, stockholder, member, corporation or other entity) with authority to operate a hospital, shall be subject to approval for establishment by the public health council (unless otherwise authorized to operate a hospital without such establishment approval); provides that any assignment or delegation of any authority to operate a hospital shall be subject to approval for establishment by the council (with certain specified exceptions); specifies circumstances under which a person, partnership, company, etc. shall be deemed to have authority to operate a hospital subject to approval for establishment by the council (with certain specified exceptions); specifies circumstances under which a person, partnership, company, etc. shall be deemed to have authority to operate a hospital (i.e., if it has decision-making authority over listed matters).
Last Action
referred to health
6/6/2024