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                                   1584
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, GALEF, PRETLOW, PAULIN, OTIS, JAFFEE,
   BRABENEC, BYRNE, BUCHWALD, TAYLOR, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
   of  A.  SIMON  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
   rations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  authorizing
   the  Westchester  health care corporation to enter into agreements for
   the creation and operation of a health care delivery system network
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  3306 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. AS SET FORTH IN SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS TITLE, THE
 CREATION AND OPERATION OF THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CORPORATION
 IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK  AND  THE
 COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, INCLUDING PERSONS IN NEED OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES
 WITHOUT  THE ABILITY TO PAY, AND IS A STATE, COUNTY, AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
 THE CORPORATION HAS ADVISED THAT IT INTENDS TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN  COLLA-
 BORATIVE  ACTIVITIES  WITH  AND LIMITED TO, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE
 EIGHT LOWER HUDSON VALLEY COUNTIES OF WESTCHESTER,  ROCKLAND,  DUTCHESS,
 ORANGE,  ULSTER, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, AND DELAWARE, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
 THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS TITLE, FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  PROMOTING,
 AND  ONLY  TO  THE  EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROMOTE, IMPROVED QUALITY OF AND
 ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND IMPROVED CLINICAL OUTCOMES,  CONSIST-
 ING  OF:    (A)  DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE JOINT HEALTH INFORMATION
 TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM; (B) DEVELOPMENT OF A JOINT SET OF CLINICAL  QUALITY
 STANDARDS;  (C)  COORDINATION  AND  INTEGRATION  OF  CLINICAL SERVICE TO
 REDUCE REDUNDANCY AND INCREASE EFFICIENCY; (D)  JOINT  DISCUSSIONS  WITH
 RURAL  HOSPITALS REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF COORDINATING AND INTEGRAT-
 ING CLINICAL SERVICES; AND (E) JOINT PURCHASING  OF  SERVICES,  SUPPLIES
 AND  EQUIPMENT  RELATED  TO  THE  PROVISIONS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES. TO
 PROMOTE IMPROVED QUALITY OF AND  ACCESS  TO  HEALTH  CARE  SERVICES  AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD05198-01-9

 A. 1584                             2
 
 IMPROVED CLINICAL OUTCOMES, AND CONSISTENT WITH THE CORPORATION'S FURTH-
 ERANCE  OF  ITS HEALTH CARE PURPOSES THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF THE SPECIAL
 POWERS EXERCISED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND THE GENERAL  POWERS  EXER-
 CISED  PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE, IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE TO SUPPLANT
 COMPETITION FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMMUNIZING THE PLANNING  AND  IMPLEMENTA-
 TION  OF  THE  ENUMERATED ACTIVITIES BY THE CORPORATION IN COLLABORATION
 WITH ANY ONE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ENTITIES  FROM  LIABILITY  UNDER  THE
 FEDERAL  AND  STATE  ANTITRUST  LAWS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN
 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO EXTEND SUCH DECLARATION OF POLICY
 TO ANY ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFICALLY ENUMERATED AND DESCRIBED
 IN THIS SUBDIVISION, WHICH REMAIN SUBJECT  TO  ANY  AND  ALL  APPLICABLE
 STATE  AND FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT SUCH DECLA-
 RATION OF POLICY SHALL NOT  APPLY  TO  ANY  ACTIVITIES  THAT  IMPROPERLY
 RESTRICT  COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKETS IN VIOLATION OF ALL APPLICABLE STATE
 AND FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.