Bill Text: NY A00936 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Provides for the financing of emergency room facilities in two hospitals in each borough by the New York city health and hospitals corporation and requires representation on the board from each borough.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A00936 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A00936-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           936
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 14, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M. of A. CUSICK, MALLIOTAKIS, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
        AN ACT to amend the New York city health and hospitals corporation  act,
          in  relation  to the financing of acute care or emergency room facili-
          ties
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 6 of section 1 of chapter 1016 of the laws of 1969,
     2  constituting  the New York city health and hospitals corporation act, is
     3  amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
     4    8. The corporation shall finance the operation of at least  two  acute
     5  care  or  emergency  room  facilities  which are located in two separate
     6  hospitals in each borough within the city.
     7    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 4 of section 1 of chapter  1016  of  the
     8  laws of 1969, constituting the New York city health and hospitals corpo-
     9  ration act, is amended to read as follows:
    10    1.  A corporation, to be known as the "New York city health and hospi-
    11  tals corporation," is hereby created. Such corporation shall be  a  body
    12  corporate  and  politic  constituting  a  public benefit corporation. It
    13  shall be administered by a board  of  directors  consisting  of  sixteen
    14  members, constituted as follows: five directors shall be the administra-
    15  tor,  the  commissioner  appointed  by the mayor as chief administrative
    16  officer of the health functions of the administration, the  director  of
    17  community  mental health services of the administration, the administra-
    18  tor of human resources of the city, and the deputy  mayor-city  adminis-
    19  trator  of  the  city,  or their successors, all serving ex-officio; ten
    20  directors shall be appointed by the mayor, five of whom shall be  desig-
    21  nated  by  the  city council of the city of New York and shall include a
    22  representative from each of the five boroughs; and the remaining  direc-
    23  tor  shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation. Such chief
    24  executive officer shall be chosen by the aforementioned  fifteen  direc-
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00192-01-9

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     1  tors  from persons other than themselves and shall serve at the pleasure
     2  of the board. The terms of the ten  directors  first  appointed  by  the
     3  mayor, other than those serving ex-officio shall be as follows:
     4    Two  shall  serve  for  terms of one year each, one of whom shall have
     5  been designated by the city council;
     6    Two shall serve for terms of two years each, one of  whom  shall  have
     7  been designated by the city council;
     8    Two  shall serve for terms of three years each, one of whom shall have
     9  been designated by the city council;
    10    Two shall serve for terms of four years each, one of whom  shall  have
    11  been designated by the city council;
    12    Two  shall  serve for terms of five years each, one of whom shall have
    13  been designated by the city council;
    14  thereafter their successors shall serve for terms of  five  years  each.
    15  The  mayor  shall  fill  any vacancy which may occur by reason of death,
    16  resignation or otherwise  in  a  manner  consistent  with  the  original
    17  appointment.  Directors  may  be removed by the mayor for cause, but not
    18  without an opportunity to be heard.
    19    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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