Assembly Actions -
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Jun 11, 2013 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S5741
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2013-S5741 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 8-A §§810 - 818, Pub Health L
2013-S5741 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5741 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the Brooklyn health trust PURPOSE: This legislation would authorize the establishment of a Brooklyn health trust that would assume the non-educational components of SUNY Downstate Medical Hospital SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill amends the Public Health Law § 812-§ 818 by establishing the "Brooklyn health act trust," defining its purposes; delineating the Board membership process; identifying how both the trust and the commission shall be funded from the sale of assets specifically cited in the bill; to receive grants, gifts or bequests and depositing them into the trust and accept payment from insurance carriers, Medicaid and Medicare; and reporting procedures to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly. Moreover, this bill identifies the number and process by which members of the trust board shall be appointed, representing public hospitals, Brooklyn-based professional health care providers, and community stakeholders based on their knowledge and concern with the quality of
2013-S5741 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5741 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 11, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ADAMS, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the Brooklyn health trust THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 8-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 8-A BROOKLYN HEALTH TRUST SECTION 810. SHORT TITLE. 811. DEFINITIONS. 812. BROOKLYN HEALTH TRUST. 813. PURPOSE OF THE TRUST. 814. FUNDING. 815. REPORTS. 816. ASSISTANCE OF OTHER AGENCIES. 817. MEMBERS NOT TO PROFIT. 818. BROOKLYN HEALTH COMMISSION. S 810. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "BROOKLYN HEALTH TRUST ACT". S 811. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "TRUST" SHALL MEAN THE TRUST CREATED BY SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE. 2. "BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE BOARD OF THE TRUST CREATED BY SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE. S 812. BROOKLYN HEALTH TRUST. 1. A TRUST TO BE KNOWN AS THE "BROOKLYN HEALTH TRUST" IS HEREBY CREATED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT AND ITS EXISTENCE SHALL COMMENCE WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AS PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10598-03-3
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