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                                  8556

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 30, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  qualified  group
  practices

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
2998-f to read as follows:
  S  2998-F.  QUALIFIED  GROUP  PRACTICE.  1.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, "QUALIFIED GROUP PRACTICE" MEANS A MEDICAL, DENTAL OR PODIATRIC
GROUP PRACTICE OR OTHER LAWFUL COMBINATION OF SUCH HEALTH  CARE  PRACTI-
TIONERS,  LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION
LAW, THAT MEETS THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS (A) THROUGH (H) OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE-J OF THIS  CHAPTER,
OTHER THAN THE GOVERNING BOARD REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PARAGRAPH (A).
  2.  A  QUALIFIED  GROUP  PRACTICE MAY OPERATE A MALPRACTICE PREVENTION
PROGRAM INDEPENDENTLY, OR  THROUGH  AN  OTHERWISE  LAWFUL  COLLABORATIVE
ARRANGEMENT  WITH  A  HOSPITAL  OR ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION PROGRAM
OPERATED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE-J OR  TWENTY-NINE
HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-R OF THIS CHAPTER, IN WHICH CASE THE QUALIFIED GROUP
PRACTICE  AND  THE  HOSPITAL  OR ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION MAY SHARE
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WITH EACH OTHER FOR PURPOSES OF  SUCH  PRACTICE
WITHOUT WAIVING CONFIDENTIALITY WITH RESPECT TO OTHERS.
  3.  A  QUALIFIED  GROUP  PRACTICE  SHALL BE DEEMED A HOSPITAL, AND ITS
MALPRACTICE PREVENTION PROGRAM SHALL BE DEEMED  A  MEDICAL,  DENTAL  AND
PODIATRIC  MALPRACTICE  PREVENTION PROGRAM, FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBDIVI-
SION TWO OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED  FIVE-J,  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF
SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED  FIVE-K  AND SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED
FIVE-M OF THIS CHAPTER, AND  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION  SIXTY-FIVE
HUNDRED  TWENTY-SEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW. SUCH PROVISIONS OF LAW SHALL
APPLY TO ITS INFORMATION, RECORDS, DOCUMENTATION AND COMMITTEE  ACTIONS,
AND TO PARTICIPANTS IN COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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