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BILL NUMBER:S7623
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to public hearings for hospital operating certificates
Purpose
To require that public hearings to solicit community input for hospital closures begin no earlier than 6 p.m. in the evening.
Summary of provisions
Subdivision 3 of section 2806 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 105 of the laws of 1977, is amended to require that the Commissioner shall set a time and a place for a public hearing, and that no public hearing should begin prior to 6 p.m. in the evening.
Existing law
Existing law does not require times for holding public hearings in respect to hospital closures.
Justification
Several hospitals have closed in New York State in recent years, and several more are slated for closure. The closing of hospitals can have a devastating impact on the surrounding communities, due to the loss of health care services and employment. Public hearings have been held in the afternoon when most residents are at work and are unable to participate in the public hearing. The Department of Health must have a comprehensive understanding of the impact of the hospital closing on the surrounding community, and it is imperative that public hearings take place at such a time that is convenient for the residents to attend.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
On the sixtieth day after it has become a law.
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