What's happening
This bill expands the Public Health and Health Planning Council from 24 to 36 members and increases representation from consumer advocacy and labor organizations.
Why it matters
Increases stakeholder influence. By expanding the council and specifying seats for consumer advocacy and labor groups, the bill ensures these voices are more present in state health policy decisions, potentially leading to policies that better reflect the needs and concerns of patients and health care workers.
Diversifies council expertise. The law’s new requirements for members from varied backgrounds—such as behavioral health, hospitals, nursing homes, payors, and regional consumer organizations—aim to provide a broader range of perspectives, which could improve decision-making and oversight of New York’s health system.
Shifts appointment power and accountability. By allocating six seats based on recommendations from legislative leaders of both parties, the bill reduces the governor’s exclusive control over appointments and increases legislative input, possibly resulting in a more balanced and representative council.
Focuses on underrepresented populations. Mandating seats for consumer advocacy organizations with experience serving low- and moderate-income individuals could help ensure that the interests of vulnerable populations are more directly considered in health planning and policy development.
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Expand Health Council Membership
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History
- Tabled
- Vetoed memo.139
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 40–22
- 3rd reading cal.290
- Substituted for S870
- Referred to health
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.81
- Reported
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- Referred to health
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Expand Health Council Membership
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4071
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to membership on the public health and health planning council
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 220 of the public health law, as amended by section 7 of part N of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
§ 220. Public health and health planning council; appointment of members. 1. There shall continue to be in the department a public health and health planning council to consist of the commissioner and [fourteen members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; provided that effective December first, two thousand ten, the membership of the council shall consist of the commissioner and twenty-four] thirty-six members to be appointed as follows: thirty members to appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; and six members to be appointed by the governor, two upon recommendation of the speaker of the assembly, two upon recommendation of the temporary president of the senate, one upon recommendation of the minority leader of the assembly, and one upon recommendation of the minority leader of the senate.
2. As to the members of the council appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate: Membership on the council shall be reflective of the diversity of the state's population including, but not limited to, the various geographic areas and population densities throughout the state. The members shall include representatives of the public health system, health care providers that comprise the state's health care delivery system, individuals with expertise in the clinical and administrative aspects of health care delivery, issues affecting health care consumers, health planning, health care financing and
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reimbursement, health care regulation and compliance, and public health practice and at least two members shall also be members of the behavioral health services advisory council; at least four members shall be representatives of general hospitals or nursing homes; at least four members shall be representatives of health care consumer advocacy organizations which have a statewide or regional constituency and have been involved in activities related to health care consumer advocacy including issues of interest to low- and moderate-income individuals; at least three members shall be representatives of labor organizations for health care employees; and at least one member shall be a representative of each of the following groups: home care agencies, diagnostic and treatment centers, and health care payors[, labor organizations for health care employees, and health care consumer advocacy organizations].
§ 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2020, and shall apply to all members of the public health and health planning council appointed or re-appointed on or after that date.
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