§ 237. Preparation and distribution of reports. The department shall
submit a biennial report to the governor and the legislature describing
the activities of the office and health status of rural areas. The first
such report shall be transmitted on or before September first, nineteen
hundred ninety-three. Such report shall contain the following
information:

1. Activities of the Charles D. Cook office of rural health,
expenditures incurred in carrying out such activities, and anticipated
activities to be undertaken in the future;

2. Progress in carrying out the functions and duties listed in section
two hundred thirty-six of this article.

3. An analysis of the health status of rural citizens and the status
of rural health delivery systems. Such analysis shall be conducted in
cooperation with the rural health council and other interested agencies.

4. Any recommended improvements to programs and/or regulations that
would enhance the cost effectiveness of the office, and programs
intended to meet the health care needs of rural residents.

5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, such
biennial report may also incorporate the reporting requirements for
cooperative programs and networks for health care delivery in
underserved rural areas as required by section twenty-nine hundred
fifty-three of the public health law.