NY Pub Health L § 236-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 2 - The Department of Health Title 2-C - Charles D. Cook Office of Rural Health 236-B - Rural Health Council.

§  236-b.  Rural  health council. 1. There shall be established within   the office a rural health council to be composed of  twenty-one  members   who  shall  be  appointed  by  the  governor,  with ten of these members   appointed as follows:a. four members upon the recommendation of the temporary president  of   the senate;b.  one  member  upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the   senate;c. four  members  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  speaker  of  the   assembly; andd.  one  member  upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the   assembly.Vacancies in the membership of such council shall  be  filled  by  the   appropriate   appointing   authority.   The   governor  shall  select  a   chairperson from among the members of the council. The  members  of  the   council  shall  be  reflective of the state's rural areas, as defined in   subdivision seven of section four hundred eighty-one  of  the  executive   law,  and  shall  include  representatives of health care providers that   comprise the health care delivery system in  the  state's  rural  areas,   individuals  with  expertise  in  clinical and administrative aspects of   health care delivery, health care financing  and  reimbursement,  health   care  regulation,  public  health,  health  planning,  health  workforce   education, and behavioral health.2. The rural health council shall  be  responsible  for  advising  the   commissioner  with respect to all aspects of rural health care and rural   health care delivery including,  but  not  limited  to,  the  impact  of   proposed  programs,  statutes, regulations and health care reimbursement   policies. The rural health council shall also assist the office with its   responsibilities as delineated in section two hundred thirty-six of this   title; contribute to the biennial report required  pursuant  to  section   two  hundred thirty-seven of this title, and act as liaison and advocate   on rural health matters.3.  The  rural  health  council  shall  recommend  to  the  department   cost-effective  ways  to  obtain timely data on the status of the health   care workforce supply in rural areas. At least once  every  three  years   the rural health council shall, in conjunction with the office, submit a   report  to  the  regional economic development councils on the status of   the health care workforce supply in  their  respective  regions  to  the   extent data on the health care workforce supply is available.4. Staff support for the rural health council shall be provided for by   the  office  as  provided  for in section two hundred thirty-six of this   title.5. The rural health council shall meet as frequently as  its  business   may  require, but not less than two times a year. Meetings may be called   by the chairperson at the request of the commissioner.6. The entirety of each meeting of the rural health council  shall  be   live  webcast to the public on the department's website, and archived on   the department's website, for a period of no less than two years, within   twenty-four hours of the adjournment of the last meeting. The department   shall provide notice to the public, via the department's website, of the   availability of the live webcast of each such meeting.7.  The  members  of  the  rural  health  council  shall  receive   no   compensation  for  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and   necessary  expenses  incurred  in  the  performance  of   their   duties   hereunder.