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                                   4052
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, GALEF, PRETLOW, PAULIN, OTIS, BRABENEC,
   BYRNE,  TAYLOR, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities  and
   Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
   the Westchester health care corporation to enter into  agreements  for
   the creation and operation of a health care delivery system network
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3306 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. AS SET FORTH IN SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS TITLE, THE
 CREATION AND OPERATION OF THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CORPORATION
 IS  FOR  THE  BENEFIT  OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE
 COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, INCLUDING PERSONS IN NEED OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES
 WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO PAY, AND IS A STATE, COUNTY, AND PUBLIC  PURPOSE.
 THE  CORPORATION HAS ADVISED THAT IT INTENDS TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN COLLA-
 BORATIVE ACTIVITIES WITH AND LIMITED TO, HEALTH CARE  PROVIDERS  IN  THE
 EIGHT  LOWER  HUDSON VALLEY COUNTIES OF WESTCHESTER, ROCKLAND, DUTCHESS,
 ORANGE, ULSTER, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, AND DELAWARE, AS SET FORTH IN  SECTION
 THIRTY-THREE  HUNDRED  ONE  OF THIS TITLE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING,
 AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROMOTE,  IMPROVED  QUALITY  OF  AND
 ACCESS  TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND IMPROVED CLINICAL OUTCOMES, CONSIST-
 ING OF:  (A) DEVELOPMENT OF A  NON-EXCLUSIVE  JOINT  HEALTH  INFORMATION
 TECHNOLOGY  PLATFORM; (B) DEVELOPMENT OF A JOINT SET OF CLINICAL QUALITY
 STANDARDS; (C) COORDINATION  AND  INTEGRATION  OF  CLINICAL  SERVICE  TO
 REDUCE  REDUNDANCY  AND  INCREASE EFFICIENCY; (D) JOINT DISCUSSIONS WITH
 RURAL HOSPITALS REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF COORDINATING AND  INTEGRAT-
 ING  CLINICAL  SERVICES;  AND (E) JOINT PURCHASING OF SERVICES, SUPPLIES
 AND EQUIPMENT RELATED TO THE PROVISIONS  OF  HEALTH  CARE  SERVICES.  TO
 PROMOTE  IMPROVED  QUALITY  OF  AND  ACCESS  TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD00966-01-1

 A. 4052                             2
 
 IMPROVED CLINICAL OUTCOMES, AND CONSISTENT WITH THE CORPORATION'S FURTH-
 ERANCE OF ITS HEALTH CARE PURPOSES THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF  THE  SPECIAL
 POWERS  EXERCISED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND THE GENERAL POWERS EXER-
 CISED  PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE, IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE TO SUPPLANT
 COMPETITION FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMMUNIZING THE PLANNING  AND  IMPLEMENTA-
 TION  OF  THE  ENUMERATED ACTIVITIES BY THE CORPORATION IN COLLABORATION
 WITH ANY ONE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ENTITIES  FROM  LIABILITY  UNDER  THE
 FEDERAL  AND  STATE  ANTITRUST  LAWS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN
 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO EXTEND SUCH DECLARATION OF POLICY
 TO ANY ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFICALLY ENUMERATED AND DESCRIBED
 IN THIS SUBDIVISION, WHICH REMAIN SUBJECT  TO  ANY  AND  ALL  APPLICABLE
 STATE  AND FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT SUCH DECLA-
 RATION OF POLICY SHALL NOT  APPLY  TO  ANY  ACTIVITIES  THAT  IMPROPERLY
 RESTRICT  COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKETS IN VIOLATION OF ALL APPLICABLE STATE
 AND FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.