Bill Text: NY A07057 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the "trauma center fund".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to ways and means [A07057 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A07057-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7057
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 19, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Ways and Means
       AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  establishing  and
         funding the trauma center fund
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
    2  95-h to read as follows:
    3    S  95-H.  THE  NEW YORK STATE "TRAUMA CENTER FUND". 1. THERE IS HEREBY
    4  ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  TAXATION  AND
    5  FINANCE  AND  THE COMPTROLLER A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW YORK
    6  STATE "TRAUMA CENTER FUND".
    7    2. THE SUM OF FOUR MILLION DOLLARS ($4,000,000), OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS
    8  MAY BE NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT  OF  TAXATION
    9  AND  FINANCE OUT OF ANY MONEYS IN THE STATE TREASURY IN THE GENERAL FUND
   10  TO THE CREDIT OF THIS FUND NOT OTHERWISE APPROPRIATED, FOR ITS EXPENSES,
   11  INCLUDING PERSONAL SERVICE, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION, IN  CARRYING  OUT
   12  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL
   13  PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING  GRANTS,  GIFTS  OR  BEQUESTS  FOR  THE
   14  PURPOSE  OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO
   15  THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   16    3. (A) MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED FOR ADMINISTRATION, TRAIN-
   17  ING AND INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGIES  FOR  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL,  TRAUMA  AND
   18  DISASTER  CARE  IN TRAUMA CENTERS LOCATED IN GENERAL HOSPITALS AND OTHER
   19  HEALTH CARE FACILITIES ACCREDITED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK  PURSUANT  TO
   20  THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   21    (B)  AS  USED IN THIS SECTION "TRAUMA CENTER" MEANS A FACILITY CAPABLE
   22  OF PROVIDING DEFINITIVE TRAUMA CARE.
   23    (C) AS USED IN THIS SECTION "TRAUMA CARE" MEANS HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDED
   24  TO PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK OF DEATH OR DISABILITY FROM MULTIPLE AND SEVERE
   25  INJURIES.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 7057                             2
    1    4.  MONIES  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
    2  THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
    3  OF HEALTH.
    4    S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
    5  the date on which it shall have become a law.