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- Referred to health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1478
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 7478a
- Amend and recommit to health
- Referred to health
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Establishes time limits for the consideration of applications for the construction of hospitals
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Addie Jenne
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BILL NUMBER:S7478A
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to applications for construction of hospitals
Purpose
This bill amends the public health law to streamline the Certificate of Need process and to clarify the process for architectural attestations.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the public health law to put into place Certificate-of- Need processing timeframes related to:
* deeming an application for construction complete.
* making a decision to approve or disapprove the application.
* placement on the PHHPC agenda when full review by the council is necessary.
* project contingencies.
* relates to the current use of architectural attestations and would clarify implementation of such attestations.
Section 2 - Effective Date
Justification
This bill applies already enacted Article 28 FQHC CON timeframes to other Article 28 providers. Previous efforts to review and improve the certificate-of-need process brought a much needed focus that highlighted the urgent need for further reform efforts. While payment systems and health care delivery are changing at a rapid pace, health care providers continue to struggle with outdated, lengthy CON and other application processes, and are stymied by a cumbersome regulatory appa- ratus. This creates unnecessary and significant delays that hinder a hospital's ability to transform and to meet the goals of the triple aim of improving quality, improving health and lowering costs. Unlike New York State, some other states do not have CON process. It is therefore critical that, at a minimum, timely processing requirements be adhered to along with other streamlining efforts. Developing a more standardized review timeframes for all Article 28 providers is an important step in creating an integrated health care delivery system.
This bill also clarifies the process for architectural attestations which can currently be used in certain circumstances, thereby helping to implement this more streamlined approach.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
Savings to state as processes are streamlined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect 120 days after enactment.
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