S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4052
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 1, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, GALEF, PRETLOW, PAULIN, OTIS, BRABENEC,
BYRNE, TAYLOR, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, 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.
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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.