Title PBH, Public Health

§ 2999-g. Purpose of this title. Creation of the New York state\nmedical indemnity fund. There is hereby created the New York state\nmedical indemnity fund (the "fund"). The purpose of the fund is to\nprovide a funding source for future health care costs associated with\nbirth r…

§ 2999-gg. Voluntary foster care agency health facilities. 1. In order\nfor an authorized agency that is approved by the office of children and\nfamily services to care for or board out children, to provide limited\nhealth-related services as defined in regulations of the depart…

§ 2999-h. Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context or\nsubject matter requires otherwise:\n 1. "Birth-related neurological injury" means an injury to the brain or\nspinal cord of a live infant caused by the deprivation of oxygen or\nmechanical injury occurring in t…

§ 2999-hh. Medical respite program. 1. Definitions. As used in this\narticle, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless\nthe context clearly otherwise requires:\n (a) "Medical respite program" means a not-for-profit corporation\ncertified pursuant to subdivis…

§ 2999-i. Custody and administration of the fund. 1. (a) The\ncommissioner of taxation and finance shall be the custodian of the fund\nand the special account established pursuant to section ninety-nine-t of\nthe state finance law. All payments from the fund shall be made by the…

§ 2999-ii. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:\n 1. "Certified nurse aide" means a person included in the nursing home\nnurse aide registry pursuant to section twenty-eight hundred three-j of\nthis chapter as added by chapter seven hundred seventeen of the laws of\nni…

§ 2999-j. Payments from the fund. 1. The fund shall be used to pay the\nqualifying health care costs of qualified plaintiffs.\n 2. The provision of qualifying health care costs to qualified\nplaintiffs shall not be subject to prior authorization, except as\ndescribed by the comm…

§ 2999-jj. Registration of temporary health care services agencies;\nrequirements. 1. Any person who operates a temporary health care\nservices agency shall register the agency with the department.\n 2. The commissioner shall publish guidelines establishing the forms\nand proced…

§ 2999-kk. Temporary health care services agencies; minimum standards.\n1. A temporary health care services agency shall appoint an\nadministrator qualified by training, experience or education to operate\nthe agency. Each separate agency location shall have its own\nadministrat…

* § 2999-ll. Violations; penalties. In addition to other remedies\navailable by law, violations of the provisions of this article and any\nregulations promulgated thereunder shall be subject to penalties and\nfines pursuant to section twelve of this chapter; provided, however,\n…

§ 2999-m. New York state hospital quality initiative. The New York\nstate hospital quality initiative, including the New York state\nobstetrical patient safety workgroup, will be created in the department\nof health to be comprised of medical, hospital and academic experts and\n…

* § 2999-mm. Rates for temporary health care services; reports. A\ntemporary health care services agency shall report quarterly to the\ndepartment a full disclosure of charges and compensation, including a\nschedule of all hourly bill rates per category of health care personnel,…

§ 2999-n. Accountable care organizations; findings; purpose. The\nlegislature finds that the formation and operation of accountable care\norganizations under this article, and subject to appropriate regulation,\ncan be consistent with the purposes of federal and state anti-trust…

§ 2999-o. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms\nshall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires\notherwise:\n 1. "Accountable care organization" or "ACO" means an organization of\nclinically integrated health care providers certified b…

§ 2999-p. Establishment of ACOs. 1. An accountable care organization:\n(a) is an organization of clinically integrated health care providers\nthat work together to provide, manage, and coordinate health care\n(including primary care) for a defined population; with a mechanism fo…

§ 2999-q. Accountable care organizations; requirements. 1. The\ncommissioner shall make regulations establishing criteria for\ncertificates of authority, quality standards for ACOs, reporting\nrequirements and other matters deemed to be appropriate and necessary in\nthe operatio…

§ 2999-r. Other laws. 1. (a) It is the policy of the state to permit\nand encourage cooperative, collaborative and integrative arrangements\namong third-party health care payers and health care providers who might\notherwise be competitors under the active supervision of the\nco…

§ 2999-s. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following\ndefinitions apply:\n 1. "PACE organization" means an entity as defined in 42 U.S.C. §\n1395(eee) and established in accordance with federal public law 105-33,\nsubtitle I of title IV of the Balanced Budget Act o…

§ 2999-t. Program established. 1. The program of all-inclusive care of\nthe elderly is established in the department to provide community-based,\nrisk-based, and capitated long-term care services as optional services\nunder Medicaid and, where applicable, under Medicare, as well…

§ 2999-u. Licensure. 1. The commissioner shall license an entity\napplying for licensure as a PACE organization if the applicant\ndemonstrates to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the applicant\nwill:\n (a) comply with the requirements of a PACE organization under\nappli…

§ 2999-v. Eligibility and enrollment. 1. To be eligible to enroll in a\nPACE organization, an individual shall:\n (a) (i) be at least fifty-five years old;\n (ii) meet the eligibility requirements for a nursing home level of\ncare;\n (iii) reside within the PACE organization's a…

§ 2999-w. Benefits. 1. A PACE organization shall provide the following\nbenefits to its enrollees:\n (a) all benefits under Medicaid, including under section three hundred\nsixty-four-j of the social services law;\n (b) all benefits under Medicare, for enrollees that are enrolle…

§ 2999-x. Reimbursement. 1. The commissioner shall develop and\nimplement, consistent with applicable federal requirements,\nreimbursement rates and methodologies for Medicaid services provided by\na PACE organization to its enrollees.\n 2. The commissioner shall provide, or sha…

§ 2999-y. Regulations and applicable laws. 1. The commissioner shall\nmake regulations and take other actions reasonably necessary to\nimplement this article, including the establishment of any rules and\nprocesses appropriate for the safe, efficient and orderly administration\n…

§ 30. Legislative intent. This title establishes an independent office\nof Medicaid inspector general within the department to consolidate staff\nand other Medicaid fraud detection, prevention and recovery functions\nfrom the relevant governmental entities into a single office, …

§ 30-a. Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following\ndefinitions shall apply:\n 1. "Inspector" means the Medicaid inspector general created by this\ntitle.\n 2. "Investigation" means investigations of fraud, abuse, or illegal\nacts perpetrated within the medical a…

§ 300. Local boards of health; continuation. There shall continue to\nbe local boards and departments of health and health officers in the\nseveral counties, cities, villages and towns of the state except as\notherwise provided by law.\n

§ 3000. Declaration of policy and statement of purpose. The furnishing\nof medical assistance in an emergency is a matter of vital concern\naffecting the public health, safety and welfare. Prehospital emergency\nmedical care, the provision of prompt and effective communication a…

§ 3000-a. Emergency medical treatment. 1. Except as provided in\nsubdivision six of section six thousand six hundred eleven, subdivision\ntwo of section six thousand five hundred twenty-seven, subdivision one\nof section six thousand nine hundred nine and sections six thousand f…

§ 3000-b. Automated external defibrillators: Public access providers.\n1. As used in this section, unless the context clearly requires\notherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Automated external defibrillator" means a medical device,\napproved by…

§ 3000-c. Epinephrine devices. 1. Definitions. As used in this\nsection:\n (a) "Eligible person or entity" means: (i) an ambulance service or\nadvanced life support first response service; a certified first\nresponder, firefighter in a county, city, town or village having a\npop…

§ 3000-d. Availability of resuscitation equipment in certain public\nplaces. 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall\nbe defined as follows:\n a. "Bar" means any establishment which is devoted to the sale and\nservice of alcoholic beverages for on-premises…

§ 3000-e. Rescue inhaler treatment devices. 1. Definitions. As used in\nthis section:\n (a) "Eligible person or entity" means (i) an ambulance service or\nadvanced life support first response service; a certified first\nresponder, emergency medical technician, or advanced emerge…

§ 3000-f. Automated external defibrillator; camps and youth sports\nprograms. 1. As used in this section, unless the context clearly\nrequires otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings:\n (a) "Automated external defibrillator" shall have the meaning set\nforth i…

§ 3001. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context\notherwise requires:\n 1. "Emergency medical service" means initial emergency medical\nassistance including, but not limited to, the treatment of trauma,\nburns, respiratory, circulatory and obstetrical emergencies…

§ 3002. New York state emergency medical services council. 1. There is\nhereby created in the department of health the New York state emergency\nmedical services council. The state council shall consist of thirty-two\nmembers. Fourteen members to the state council shall be appoi…

§ 3002-a. State emergency medical advisory committee. 1. There shall\nbe a state emergency medical advisory committee of the state emergency\nmedical services council consisting of thirty-one members. Twenty-three\nmembers shall be physicians appointed by the commissioner, inclu…

§ 3003. Regional emergency medical services councils. 1. The\ncommissioner, with the approval of the state council, shall designate\nregional emergency medical services councils on or before January first,\nnineteen hundred seventy-eight but in no event shall the number of\nregi…

§ 3003-a. EMS program agencies. 1. As provided by agreement with the\ncommissioner or regional councils based on needs identified by the\nregional emergency medical services councils, an EMS program agency may\nbe responsible for facilitating quality improvement of emergency med…

§ 3003-b. Availability of ambulance service and advanced life support\nfirst response service to store and distribute blood and initiate and\nadminister blood transfusions. 1. An ambulance service or advanced life\nsupport first response service licensed under this article may s…

§ 3004. Emergency medical services system and agency performance\nstandards. 1. The state emergency medical services council and with\ninput from the regional emergency medical services councils, in\ncollaboration and with final approval of the department, shall create an\nemerg…

§ 3004-a. Regional emergency medical advisory committees. 1. Regional\nemergency medical advisory committees shall develop policies,\nprocedures, and triage, treatment, and transportation protocols which\nare consistent with the standards of the state emergency medical\nadvisory…

§ 3005. Ambulance service certificates. 1. No ambulance service\noperating for profit, hospital ambulance service or municipal ambulance\nservice of a city of over one million population shall operate on or\nafter September first, nineteen hundred seventy-five unless it possesse…

§ 3005-a. Staffing standards; ambulance services and advanced life\nsupport first response services. 1. The following staffing standards\nshall be in effect unless otherwise provided by this section:\n (a) effective January first, nineteen hundred ninety-seven the minimum\nstaff…

* § 3005-b. Emergency medical technician five year re-certification\ndemonstration program. 1. There is hereby created within the department\na demonstration program (referred to in this section as the "program")\nto allow emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency med…

§ 3006. Quality improvement program. 1. By January first, nineteen\nhundred ninety-seven, every ambulance service and advanced life support\nfirst response service shall establish or participate in a quality\nimprovement program, which shall be an ongoing system to monitor and\n…

§ 3006-a. Patient privacy. 1. As used in this section:\n (a) "Individual identifying information" means information identifying\nor tending to identify a patient.\n (b) "Marketing" means advertising, detailing, marketing, promotion, or\nany other activity that is intended to be …

§ 3007. Notice of alternative destination. In any city having a\npopulation of one million or more, whenever an individual is transported\nby ambulance from one facility to a second facility and the destination\nis changed, it shall be the responsibility of the senior ambulance\…

§ 3008. Applications for determinations of public need. 1. Every\napplication for a determination of public need shall be made in writing\nto the appropriate regional council, shall specify the primary territory\nwithin which the applicant requests to operate, be verified under …

§ 3009. Continuation of existing services. 1. Notwithstanding the\nprovisions of sections three thousand four and three thousand five of\nthis article, if any ambulance service or a predecessor in interest was\nin bona fide operation as an ambulance service on April first, ninet…