Senate Bill S2615

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for the financing of emergency room facilities in two hospitals in each borough by the New York city health and hospitals corporation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3550
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6 & 4, NYC Health & Hosp Corp Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1810, A7404
2011-2012: S7166, A62
2013-2014: S2481, A135
2015-2016: S3322, A5221
2019-2020: S3266, A936
2021-2022: S4974, A1014
2023-2024: S4210

2017-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the financing of emergency room facilities in two hospitals in each borough by the New York city health and hospitals corporation and requires representation on the board from each borough.

2017-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2615
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the New York city health and hospitals corporation act,
   in relation to the financing of acute care or emergency  room  facili-
   ties

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6 of section 1 of chapter 1016 of the laws of 1969,
 constituting the New York city health and hospitals corporation act,  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  THE  CORPORATION SHALL FINANCE THE OPERATION OF AT LEAST TWO ACUTE
 CARE OR EMERGENCY ROOM FACILITIES WHICH  ARE  LOCATED  IN  TWO  SEPARATE
 HOSPITALS IN EACH BOROUGH WITHIN THE CITY.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1 of section 4 of section 1 of chapter 1016 of the
 laws of 1969, constituting the New York city health and hospitals corpo-
 ration act, is amended to read as follows:
   1. A corporation, to be known as the "New York city health and  hospi-
 tals  corporation,"  is hereby created. Such corporation shall be a body
 corporate and politic constituting  a  public  benefit  corporation.  It
 shall  be  administered  by  a  board of directors consisting of sixteen
 members, constituted as follows: five directors shall be the administra-
 tor, the commissioner appointed by the  mayor  as  chief  administrative
 officer  of  the health functions of the administration, the director of
 community mental health services of the administration, the  administra-
 tor  of  human resources of the city, and the deputy mayor-city adminis-
 trator of the city, or their successors,  all  serving  ex-officio;  ten
 directors  shall be appointed by the mayor, five of whom shall be desig-
 nated by the city council of the city of New York AND  SHALL  INCLUDE  A
 REPRESENTATIVE  FROM EACH OF THE FIVE BOROUGHS; and the remaining direc-
 tor shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation. Such  chief
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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