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NY S03366
Bill
Status
6/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gustavo Rivera
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AI Summary
- Expands hospital establishment approval requirements to cover any person, partnership, company, stockholder, member, corporation, or other entity with authority to operate a hospital, requiring Public Health and Health Planning Council approval
- Defines "authority to operate a hospital" as having decision-making power over key functions including: hiring/firing management or medical staff, electing/removing board members, approving operating or capital budgets, and adopting operating policies
- Additional triggering authorities include: approving construction applications, hospital debt financing, management or clinical services contracts, and litigation settlements exceeding insurance coverage
- Requires Council approval for any assignment or delegation of hospital operating authority, except for internal delegations to board committees, officers, or employees
- Management contracts for day-to-day hospital operations require written commissioner approval rather than full Council establishment approval
- Applies only to applications submitted to the Council after the bill's effective date
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
1/7/2026