Bill Text: NY A08000 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes the Adirondack Medical Center to operate a part-time off-campus emergency department in the town of North Elba, county of Essex.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-23 - print number 8000b [A08000 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08000-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        8000--B
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 14, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. STEC, DUPREY, GOTTFRIED, MAGNARELLI -- read once
         and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged,  bill
         amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
         tee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Health  in  accordance  with
         Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
         reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
         Lake Placid part-time off-campus  emergency  department  demonstration
         program;  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
         tion thereof
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
    2  2805-x to read as follows:
    3    S 2805-X. LAKE PLACID PART-TIME OFF-CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DEMON-
    4  STRATION PROGRAM. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF  LAW,
    5  RULE  OR REGULATION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AUTHORIZE ADIRONDACK MEDICAL
    6  CENTER TO OPERATE ITS CURRENT EMERGENCY  DEPARTMENT  AT  THE  ADIRONDACK
    7  MEDICAL  CENTER  IN  THE  TOWN  OF  NORTH  ELBA,  COUNTY  OF ESSEX, AS A
    8  PART-TIME OFF-CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT  DEMONSTRATION  IN  ACCORDANCE
    9  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   10    2.  SUCH OFF-CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SHALL OPERATE AT LEAST TWELVE
   11  HOURS A DAY, EACH DAY OF THE YEAR.
   12    3. SUCH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SHALL MEET THE  REQUIREMENTS  ESTABLISHED
   13  BY  THE  FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES FOR A PROVI-
   14  DER-BASED OFF-CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THOSE  REQUIREMENTS
   15  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  FOR  EMERGENCY  SERVICES PROVIDED BY
   16  GENERAL HOSPITALS; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL WAIVE  THOSE
   17  REQUIREMENTS   THAT  CANNOT  REASONABLY  BE  APPLIED  TO  AN  OFF-CAMPUS
   18  PART-TIME EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 8000--B                          2
    1    4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, WITHIN EIGHTEEN  MONTHS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE
    2  DATE  OF  THIS SECTION, SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLA-
    3  TURE ON THE SERVICES PROVIDED  BY  THE  PART-TIME  OFF-CAMPUS  EMERGENCY
    4  DEPARTMENT  AUTHORIZED  BY  THIS  SECTION,  THE  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  SUCH
    5  SERVICES  IN  PROVIDING CARE TO RESIDENTS OF AND VISITORS TO LAKE PLACID
    6  AND ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND THE APPLICABILITY OF SUCH  A  MODEL
    7  IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE.
    8    S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    9  deemed repealed 5 years after such date.