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NY A04558
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Cunningham
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AI Summary
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Requires the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the SUNY Chancellor and employee organizations, to develop a sustainability plan for SUNY Downstate Medical Center by December 31, 2025, to inform the 2026-2027 executive budget
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Mandates the plan maintain SUNY Downstate as a public state-operated hospital staffed with public employees, while examining finances, management operations, billing practices, and health care delivery models
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Directs assessment of healthcare service gaps in Brooklyn, particularly for low-income, uninsured, underinsured, undocumented, and at-risk populations, including feasibility of establishing a maternal and children's health center to address high maternal morbidity rates
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Requires analysis of capital improvement needs, emergency room operations, patient care capacity, and technology upgrades necessary to meet current and future healthcare demands
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Preserves all collective bargaining rights, civil service protections, and employment terms for existing public employees, requiring SUNY to inform affected employee organizations before implementing any plan changes
Legislative Description
Requires the commissioner of health to develop a sustainability plan for the state university of New York downstate medical center; provides that such sustainability plan shall not limit or alter the rights of employees pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026