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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, HOOPER --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BRENNAN,  CLARK,  COOK,  CYMBROWITZ,
  DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, FARRELL, GLICK, LIFTON, McDONALD, PERRY, WRIGHT
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to hospital estab-
  lishment

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 2801-a of the public health law,
as amended by section 57 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
  1. (A) No hospital, as defined in this article, shall  be  established
except  with  the written approval of the public health and health plan-
ning council. No certificate of incorporation of a  business  membership
or  not-for-profit  corporation  shall hereafter be filed which includes
among its corporate purposes or powers the establishment or operation of
any hospital, as  defined  in  this  article,  or  the  solicitation  of
contributions  for  any  such  purpose, or two or more of such purposes,
except with the written approval of the public health and  health  plan-
ning  council,  and  when  otherwise required by law of a justice of the
supreme court, endorsed on or annexed to  the  certificate  of  incorpo-
ration.  No  articles  of  organization  of  a limited liability company
established pursuant to the New York limited liability company law which
includes among its powers or purposes the establishment or operation  of
any hospital as defined in this article, shall be filed with the depart-
ment  of  state except upon the approval of the public health and health
planning council.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  A  PERSON  (OTHER  THAN  A
PERSON  ACTING SOLELY AS A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF A HOSPITAL OR
AN EMPLOYEE OF A HOSPITAL), PARTNERSHIP, COMPANY,  STOCKHOLDER,  MEMBER,
CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AUTHORITY TO OPERATE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02693-01-5
              

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A HOSPITAL IF IT HAS OR SHARES DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY OVER ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING:
  (I)  APPOINTMENT OR DISMISSAL OF A HOSPITAL'S MANAGEMENT-LEVEL EMPLOY-
EES OR MEDICAL STAFF;
  (II) ELECTION OR REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD  OR  CORPO-
RATE OFFICERS OF THE HOSPITAL;
  (III) APPROVAL OF THE HOSPITAL'S OPERATING OR CAPITAL BUDGETS;
  (IV)  ADOPTION,  APPROVAL  OR  ENFORCEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S OPERATING
POLICIES OR PROCEDURES;
  (V)  APPROVAL  OF  APPLICATIONS  FOR  CONSTRUCTION  OR   ESTABLISHMENT
APPROVAL FILED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE HOSPITAL;
  (VI)  APPROVAL  OF  HOSPITAL  DEBT  NECESSARY  TO  FINANCE THE COST OF
COMPLIANCE WITH OPERATIONAL OR PHYSICAL PLANT STANDARDS REQUIRED BY LAW;
  (VII) APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS FOR MANAGEMENT  OF  THE  HOSPITAL  OR  FOR
CLINICAL SERVICES AT THE HOSPITAL; AND
  (VIII)  APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS OR LITI-
GATION TO WHICH THE HOSPITAL IS PARTY THAT EXCEED THE HOSPITAL'S  INSUR-
ANCE COVERAGE OR COVERAGE BY ANY APPLICABLE SELF-INSURANCE FUND.
  (C)  ANY  PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, COMPANY, STOCKHOLDER, MEMBER, OR CORPO-
RATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WITH AUTHORITY TO OPERATE A  HOSPITAL  SHALL  BE
SUBJECT  TO  APPROVAL  FOR ESTABLISHMENT BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH
PLANNING COUNCIL UNDER THIS SECTION, UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY THIS
CHAPTER TO OPERATE A HOSPITAL WITHOUT SUCH ESTABLISHMENT APPROVAL.
  (D) ANY ASSIGNMENT OR DELEGATION OF ANY AUTHORITY TO OPERATE A  HOSPI-
TAL,  AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT
TO APPROVAL FOR ESTABLISHMENT BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND  HEALTH  PLANNING
COUNCIL UNDER THIS SECTION, EXCEPT FOR:
  (I)  ASSIGNMENT OR DELEGATION BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE HOSPITAL TO
A COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNING BODY, A CORPORATE OFFICER OR AN EMPLOYEE OF
THE HOSPITAL; OR
  (II) A MANAGEMENT CONTRACT UNDER WHICH A GOVERNING BODY CONTRACTS WITH
AN ENTITY TO MANAGE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF A HOSPITAL OR A PORTION  OR
SERVICE  THEREOF, PROVIDED THAT SUCH A MANAGEMENT CONTRACT SHALL REQUIRE
THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER BEFORE IT MAY TAKE EFFECT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.