New York Assembly Bill 660 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-02 - advanced to third reading cal.314
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

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.

Asm. Richard Gottfried [D]	Asm. Rhoda Jacobs [D]	Asm. Darryl Towns [D]	Asm. Amy Paulin [D]
Asm. Earlene Hooper [D]	Asm. James Brennan [D]	Asm. Barbara Clark [D]	Asm. Vivian Cook [D]
Asm. Steven Cymbrowitz [D]	Asm. Ro Ann Destito [D]	Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz [D]	Asm. Steven Englebright [D]
Asm. Herman Farrell [D]	Asm. Deborah Glick [D]	Asm. Barbara Lifton [D]	Asm. Audrey Pheffer [D]
Asm. Peter Rivera [D]	Asm. Keith Wright [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-02	Assembly	advanced to third reading cal.314
2012-01-31	Assembly	reported
2012-01-04	Assembly	referred to health
2011-01-13	Assembly	advanced to third reading cal.10
2011-01-11	Assembly	reported
2011-01-05	Assembly	referred to health

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A00660&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A00660&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A00660