Legislation
SECTION 3306
Special powers of the corporation
Public Authorities (PBA) CHAPTER 43-A, ARTICLE 10-C, TITLE 1
§ 3306. Special powers of the corporation. In order to effectuate the
purposes of this title, the corporation shall have the following
additional powers, except as limited by this title, the public health
law, the mental hygiene law, the social services law, the education law
and any other applicable law or regulation:
1. To operate, manage, superintend and control any health facility
under its jurisdiction and to repair, maintain and otherwise keep up any
such health facility; and to establish, collect and adjust fees,
rentals, and other charges for the sale, lease or sublease of any such
health facility, subject to the terms and conditions of any contract,
lease, sublease or other agreement with the county;
2. To provide health and medical services for the public directly or
by agreement or lease with any person, firm or private or public
corporation or association through or in the health facilities of the
corporation or otherwise and to make internal policies governing
admissions and health and medical services; and to establish, collect
and adjust fees and other charges for the provision of such health and
medical services; and to provide and maintain resident physician and
intern medical services; and to sponsor and conduct research,
educational and training programs;
3. To provide uncompensated care to persons in need of health care
services without the ability to pay;
4. To provide, maintain and operate a medical transport service,
provided, however, nothing herein shall prohibit the corporation from
adopting a schedule of charges for medical transport;
5. To enter into contracts, leases, subleases and other agreements for
the purpose of affiliating with a medical college in conjunction with
the corporation's health facilities, which agreements may provide for
the management, operation and staffing of health facilities, the
reconstruction, renovation or addition to health facilities; the
provision of necessary facilities, utilities and services; and such
other conditions or features necessary and proper for such purpose and
for the public health and general welfare;
6. To determine the conditions under which a physician may be extended
the privilege of practicing within a health facility under the
jurisdiction of the corporation, and to promulgate reasonable internal
policies for the conduct of all persons, physicians and nurses within
such facility; and
7. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subdivision or as
expressly limited by any applicable state law or regulation to exercise
and perform all or part of its purposes, powers, duties, functions or
activities through one or more subsidiary corporations owned or
controlled wholly or in part by the corporation, which shall be formed
pursuant to the business corporation law, the limited liability company
law, or the not-for-profit corporation law, in each case subject to all
the limitations provided in this article.
(b) No subsidiary of the corporation shall own, operate, manage or
control the existing acute inpatient and outpatient facilities and
services now in operation on the grounds of the Valhalla campus.
(c) Any such subsidiary may be authorized to act as a general or
limited partner in a partnership or as a member of a limited liability
company, and enter into an arrangement calling for an initial and
subsequent payment by such subsidiary in consideration of an interest in
revenues or other contractual rights.
(d) An entity shall be deemed a subsidiary corporation whenever and so
long as (i) more than half of any voting shares of such subsidiary are
owned or held by the corporation or (ii) a majority of the directors,
trustees or members of such subsidiary are designees of the corporation.
purposes of this title, the corporation shall have the following
additional powers, except as limited by this title, the public health
law, the mental hygiene law, the social services law, the education law
and any other applicable law or regulation:
1. To operate, manage, superintend and control any health facility
under its jurisdiction and to repair, maintain and otherwise keep up any
such health facility; and to establish, collect and adjust fees,
rentals, and other charges for the sale, lease or sublease of any such
health facility, subject to the terms and conditions of any contract,
lease, sublease or other agreement with the county;
2. To provide health and medical services for the public directly or
by agreement or lease with any person, firm or private or public
corporation or association through or in the health facilities of the
corporation or otherwise and to make internal policies governing
admissions and health and medical services; and to establish, collect
and adjust fees and other charges for the provision of such health and
medical services; and to provide and maintain resident physician and
intern medical services; and to sponsor and conduct research,
educational and training programs;
3. To provide uncompensated care to persons in need of health care
services without the ability to pay;
4. To provide, maintain and operate a medical transport service,
provided, however, nothing herein shall prohibit the corporation from
adopting a schedule of charges for medical transport;
5. To enter into contracts, leases, subleases and other agreements for
the purpose of affiliating with a medical college in conjunction with
the corporation's health facilities, which agreements may provide for
the management, operation and staffing of health facilities, the
reconstruction, renovation or addition to health facilities; the
provision of necessary facilities, utilities and services; and such
other conditions or features necessary and proper for such purpose and
for the public health and general welfare;
6. To determine the conditions under which a physician may be extended
the privilege of practicing within a health facility under the
jurisdiction of the corporation, and to promulgate reasonable internal
policies for the conduct of all persons, physicians and nurses within
such facility; and
7. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subdivision or as
expressly limited by any applicable state law or regulation to exercise
and perform all or part of its purposes, powers, duties, functions or
activities through one or more subsidiary corporations owned or
controlled wholly or in part by the corporation, which shall be formed
pursuant to the business corporation law, the limited liability company
law, or the not-for-profit corporation law, in each case subject to all
the limitations provided in this article.
(b) No subsidiary of the corporation shall own, operate, manage or
control the existing acute inpatient and outpatient facilities and
services now in operation on the grounds of the Valhalla campus.
(c) Any such subsidiary may be authorized to act as a general or
limited partner in a partnership or as a member of a limited liability
company, and enter into an arrangement calling for an initial and
subsequent payment by such subsidiary in consideration of an interest in
revenues or other contractual rights.
(d) An entity shall be deemed a subsidiary corporation whenever and so
long as (i) more than half of any voting shares of such subsidiary are
owned or held by the corporation or (ii) a majority of the directors,
trustees or members of such subsidiary are designees of the corporation.