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                                   9140
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 30, 2024
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing the department of health  to  conduct  a
   study  relating  to  the  opening  of  a  public hospital in southeast
   Queens; and providing for the repeal of such provisions  upon  expira-
   tion thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The department of health is hereby authorized and  directed
 to  utilize  all  available  data  in partnership with New York hospital
 associations, other state agencies, and non-profit entities  to  present
 findings  in  a  report  on  immediate  and  future needs for additional
 healthcare facilities in southeast Queens.   The  department  of  health
 shall  analyze  available  data,  and  make recommendations to assist in
 facilitating identified sites in partnership with all  governmental  and
 non-governmental  entities  tasked  in  delivering healthcare across New
 York city to highlight potential  for  a  new  public  hospital,  trauma
 center,  or  other  needed healthcare facility in southeast Queens.  The
 department of health shall report on the analysis of all available  data
 pertinent  to health needs for southeast Queens from receiving such data
 and shall include, but shall not  be  limited  to:  possible  locations,
 associated  costs,  proximity  to and availability of public transporta-
 tion, demographics of those who may be served, the socio-economic condi-
 tion of the area, proximity to other healthcare institutions,  projected
 timeline  for opening, and projected process for opening should there be
 an immediate and future need for any new hospitals, trauma  centers,  or
 other healthcare facilities.
   §  2.  The  department  of  health  may  request, and is authorized to
 receive, any information from any state agency, hospital association, or
 not-for-profit that is relevant and material to the completion  of  such
 study  and report. Such information received by the department of health
 shall be subject to the same requirements for confidentiality and  limi-
 tations  on use, if any, as are applicable to such state agency's use of
 such information.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   § 3. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the department
 of health shall submit a report of its findings, analysis, and recommen-
 dations to the governor, the temporary  president  of  the  senate,  the
 speaker  of  the  assembly,  the  chairs of the health committees in the
 senate  and  assembly,  and  the sponsors of this bill in the senate and
 assembly.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed  repealed  thirty  days after the submission of the report to the
 governor and the legislature as provided for in section  three  of  this
 act; provided that the department of health shall notify the legislative
 bill  drafting  commission  upon  the  occurrence of the delivery of the
 report provided for in section two of this act in order that the commis-
 sion may maintain an accurate and timely  effective  data  base  of  the
 official  text  of  the  laws of the state of New York in furtherance of
 effectuating the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative  law  and
 section 70-b of the public officers law.