BILL NO A00877
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Gottfried (MS)
COSPNSR Jacobs, John, Towns, Paulin, Hooper
MLTSPNSR Brennan, Christensen, Clark, Cook, Cymbrowitz, Destito, Dinowitz,
Englebright, Espaillat, Farrell, Glick, Lifton, Rivera P, Wright
Amd SS2801-a & 2803-l, Pub Health L
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 circumstance
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); provides that any amendment to a mission statement of a hospital
shall be subject to review by the council which shall issue an advisory opinion
regarding the impact thereof; requires voluntary non-profit general hospital
mission statement to identify the mission and philosophy of the hospital as it
relates to the provision of all health care services and requires proposed
amendments thereto to be submitted to the public health council and health
commissioner at least 90 days prior to adoption for review.
