What's happening
The bill allows local health departments in New York to operate "municipal limited health care service facilities" under new, separate regulations.
Why it matters
Expands local health department capabilities. by allowing them to directly operate health care facilities that provide specific, limited health services, potentially increasing access to care in underserved areas.
Creates a new regulatory framework. for these municipal facilities, allowing the state health commissioner to set rules that differ from those governing full-scale hospitals—potentially enabling more flexible, lower-cost operations.
Targets specific community health needs. by permitting the commissioner to limit which diagnoses and services these facilities can provide, tailoring them to address gaps without duplicating full hospital services.
Could improve public health oversight and integration. by requiring standards for informed consent, record-keeping, referrals, case reporting, and coordination with patients’ primary care providers, supporting continuity of care and better health data.
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Allow City-Run Health Clinics
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History
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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Allow City Health Clinics
In Senate Committee · Health · Sponsor Gustavo Rivera
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4712
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 5, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to municipal limited health care service facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 2801-a of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
17. (a) Diagnostic or treatment centers or other facilities managed and administered by a local health department for the purpose of providing limited health care services as defined by the commissioner may be operated by a local health department. Such facilities shall be referred to in this subdivision as "municipal limited health care service facilities".
(b) The commissioner shall promulgate regulations for municipal limited health care service facilities, which may be different from the regulations otherwise applicable to hospitals, including, but not limited to: designating or limiting the diagnoses and services that may be provided; employee health requirements; and requirements or guidelines for advertising and signage, disclosure of ownership interests, informed consent, record keeping, referral for treatment, case reporting to the patient's primary care or other health care providers, design, construction, fixtures, and equipment.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03762-01-9
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