STATE OF NEW YORK
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8561
IN SENATE
February 14, 2024
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Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to expanding eligi-
bility for appointment to county boards of health and health services
advisory boards
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 343 of the public health
2 law are amended to read as follows:
3 1. The board of health of a county or part-county health district
4 shall consist of seven members, one of whom shall be a member of the
5 board of supervisors, selected by the board of supervisors, and at least
6 [three] one of whom shall be [physicians] a physician licensed to prac-
7 tice in the state of New York, and two of whom shall be a physician,
8 nurse practitioner, physician assistant or any combination thereof
9 licensed to practice in the state of New York, and in addition thereto,
10 each city which becomes a part of the county or part-county health
11 district shall be entitled to one additional representative member on
12 the board of health.
13 2. The members of the board of health of a county or part-county
14 health district shall be residents of the health district or a resident
15 of a contiguous county who has a background in a health-related field
16 and performs other substantial work within the health district associ-
17 ated with their health-related background.
18 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 357 of the public health law, as added
19 by chapter 55 of the laws of 1974, is amended and a new subdivision 7 is
20 added to read as follows:
21 1. In a county wherein the legislative body constitutes the board of
22 health of such county under and pursuant to the provisions of section
23 three hundred fifty-six of this [article] title, the county shall
24 provide for the appointment by the board of health of a health services
25 advisory board consisting of nine members. [Two members] One member
26 shall be [licensed physicians] a physician licensed to practice in the
27 state of New York and one member shall be a physician, nurse practition-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 er, or physician assistant licensed to practice in the state of New
2 York. The remaining members of the board shall be known as public
3 members and shall be selected on the basis of their interest and know-
4 ledge regarding the health needs, resources and facilities of the commu-
5 nity.
6 7. Board members shall be residents of the county or a resident of a
7 contiguous county who has a background in a health-related field and
8 performs other substantial work within the county associated with their
9 health-related background.
10 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.