New York Senate Bill S05712 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5712 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 15, 2023 ___________ 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: 1 Section 1. The department of health is hereby authorized and directed 2 to gather data, analyze such data, and make recommendations to assist in 3 facilitating the opening of a public hospital in southeast Queens. Such 4 study shall include, but shall not be limited to: possible locations, 5 associated costs, proximity to and availability of public transporta- 6 tion, demographics of those who may be served, the socio-economic condi- 7 tion of the area, proximity to other health care institutions, timeline 8 for opening, and process for opening. 9 § 2. The department of health may request, and is authorized to 10 receive, any information from any state agency that is relevant and 11 material to the completion of such study and report. Such information 12 received by the department of health shall be subject to the same 13 requirements for confidentiality and limitations on use, if any, as are 14 applicable to such state agency's use of such information. 15 § 3. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the department 16 of health shall submit a report of its findings, analysis, and recommen- 17 dations to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the 18 speaker of the assembly, the chairs of the health committees in the 19 senate and assembly, and the sponsors of this bill in the senate and 20 assembly. 21 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 22 deemed repealed thirty days after the submission of the report to the 23 governor and the legislature as provided for in section three of this EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09997-02-3 
 S. 5712 2 1 act; provided that the department of health shall notify the legislative 2 bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of the delivery of the 3 report provided for in section two of this act in order that the commis- 4 sion may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the 5 official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of 6 effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and 7 section 70-b of the public officers law.