Bill Text: NY S06394 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 6394 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relates to authorizing the Erie county medical center corporation to enter into agreements for the creation and operation of a health care delivery system network.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-04-08 - SIGNED CHAP.24 [S06394 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6394
                    IN SENATE
                                     January 8, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  authorizing
          the  Erie  county  medical center corporation to enter into agreements
          for the creation and  operation  of  a  health  care  delivery  system
          network  and  certain  collaborative  activities  of  the  Erie county
          medical center corporation; and to repeal certain provisions  of  such
          law relating thereto
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 3626 of the public authorities law
     2  is REPEALED.
     3    § 2. Subdivision 10 of section 3631 of the public authorities  law  is
     4  REPEALED and a new subdivision 10 is added to read as follows:
     5    10.  As  set  forth  in  section thirty-six hundred twenty-six of this
     6  title, the creation and operation of  the  Erie  County  Medical  Center
     7  Corporation  is  in  all  respects  for the benefit of the people of the
     8  state of New York and of the county of Erie and is a state, county,  and
     9  public  purpose.  The  exercise  by  such  corporation of the functions,
    10  powers, and duties provided in this title constitutes the performance of
    11  an essential public  and  governmental  function.  The  corporation  has
    12  advised  that  it  intends to continue engaging in certain collaborative
    13  activities with, and limited to, the other parties to  the  Great  Lakes
    14  Health,  Inc.  Restated  Binding Agreement of 2012 and the University at
    15  Buffalo of the State University of New York for the purpose of promoting
    16  improved quality of and access to  health  care  services  and  improved
    17  clinical  outcomes,  consisting  of:  (a) development of a non-exclusive
    18  joint health information technology platform;  (b)  joint  marketing  of
    19  health  care  services;  (c)  joint purchasing of services, supplies and
    20  equipment related to the provision of health care services; (d) develop-
    21  ment of a joint set of clinical quality standards; (e) coordination  and
    22  integration of clinical services to reduce redundancy and increase effi-
    23  ciency;  (f) joint management of graduate medical education and academic
    24  affiliations; and (g) joint discussions with rural  hospitals  regarding
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07894-03-6