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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2022
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to the definition of safety-net providers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the  contrary,  for
 the  purposes  of  determining if a provider can evince severe financial
 distress as outlined by chapter 53 of the laws of 2022 making  appropri-
 ations  for  the  support  of government, the department of health shall
 consider criteria including but not limited to  a  general  hospital  as
 defined  by  section  2801  of  the  public health law that: (a) has two
 months, or less, worth of reserves to cover anticipated expenses; (b) is
 an enhanced safety net hospital as defined  by  section  2807-c  of  the
 public  health  law; (c) is at risk of defaulting on existing debt obli-
 gations; or (d) needs to undergo a major capital improvement in order to
 maintain existing services  that  the  general  hospital  cannot  obtain
 financing for and does not have reserves to cover the cost of such capi-
 tal improvement.
   §  2.    This  act  shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the
 same manner  as  chapter 53 of the laws of  2022  making  appropriations
 for the support of government, takes effect.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15415-03-2