Assembly Bill A63

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to municipal limited health care service facilities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A63 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2801-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9108
2017-2018: A2483
2019-2020: A4712
2021-2022: A5177
2023-2024: A2400

2015-A63 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to municipal limited health care service facilities; diagnostic or treatment centers or other facilities managed and administered by a local health department for the purpose of providing limited health care services.

2015-A63 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   63

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to municipal  limited
  health care service facilities

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 2801-a of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
  17.  (A)  DIAGNOSTIC  OR TREATMENT CENTERS OR OTHER FACILITIES MANAGED
AND ADMINISTERED BY A LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVID-
ING LIMITED HEALTH CARE SERVICES AS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER  MAY  BE
OPERATED  BY  A  LOCAL  HEALTH  DEPARTMENT.    SUCH  FACILITIES SHALL BE
REFERRED TO IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION  AS  "MUNICIPAL  LIMITED  HEALTH  CARE
SERVICE FACILITIES".
  (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR MUNICIPAL LIMIT-
ED HEALTH CARE SERVICE FACILITIES, WHICH MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE REGU-
LATIONS  OTHERWISE  APPLICABLE  TO HOSPITALS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO: DESIGNATING OR LIMITING THE  DIAGNOSES  AND  SERVICES  THAT  MAY  BE
PROVIDED;  EMPLOYEE  HEALTH REQUIREMENTS; AND REQUIREMENTS OR GUIDELINES
FOR ADVERTISING AND SIGNAGE, DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS, INFORMED
CONSENT, RECORD KEEPING, REFERRAL FOR TREATMENT, CASE REPORTING  TO  THE
PATIENT'S   PRIMARY   CARE  OR  OTHER  HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDERS,  DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00285-01-5

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