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NY Pub Health L § 3711 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 37-A - Specialist Assistants 3711 - Commissioner; Powers and Duties.

§  3711.  Commissioner; powers and duties. The commissioner shall have   the following powers and duties:1. to promulgate regulations defining and restricting the duties which   may be assigned to specialist  assistants,  the  degree  of  supervision   required and the manner in which such duties may be performed;2.  to  promulgate  regulations  establishing  such  different medical   specialties for which specialist assistants may  be  registered  by  the   education  department pursuant to section sixty-five hundred forty-eight   of the education law as will most effectively increase  the  quality  of   medical  care  available  in  this  state;  provided,  however,  that no   category of specialist assistant shall be established: (a) for areas  in   which  allied  health professions are licensed pursuant to the education   law or this chapter; or (b) relating  to  the  practice  of  surgery  or   practice  in the intensive care unit of any general hospital, as defined   pursuant to article twenty-eight of this chapter.3. to conduct and support continuing studies respecting the nature and   scope of the duties of specialist assistants in order to  promote  their   effective functioning as members of the health care team;4.  to  determine  the  desirability  of  and  to  establish rules for   requiring continuing education of specialist assistants;5. to furnish the education department with suggested  criteria  which   may  be used by the education department to help determine the education   and training requirements for a specialist assistant;6. to adopt such other rules and regulations as may  be  necessary  or   appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article.
NY Pub Health L § 3800 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 38 - Veterans Health Manpower Center 3800 - Policy and Purposes of Article.

§  3800.  Policy and purposes of article. The availability of adequate   numbers of competent personnel for  the  provision  of  health  services   required  by  the people of the state is essential to the public health.   Many of those returning  from  duty  with  the  armed  services  possess   experience  acquired  during  assignment  to military hospitals or other   medically connected duty for which  there  exists  a  critical  need  in   civilian health service fields. It is the policy of the state to utilize   this  valuable resource in the protection and promotion of the health of   the inhabitants of the state.For that purpose the  department  of  health  is  hereby  vested  with   responsibility  for  the  identification  of  veterans  health  manpower   resources and the  recruitment  and  qualification  of  veterans  having   experience   in   health   fields   for  employment  in  health  service   occupations.
NY Pub Health L § 3801 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 38 - Veterans Health Manpower Center 3801 - Veterans Health Manpower Center.

§  3801.  Veterans  health  manpower  center.  The  commissioner shall   establish within the department a veterans health  manpower  center  for   the  purpose  of  instituting  and  conducting  studies  and  surveys of   veterans health  manpower  resources,  maintaining  registries  of  such   resources and recruiting veterans having experience in health fields for   employment in health service occupations.
NY Pub Health L § 3802 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 38 - Veterans Health Manpower Center 3802 - Powers and Duties.

§  3802.  Powers  and  duties.  1. The veterans health manpower center shall have the following duties:  (a) To identify veterans health manpower resources.  (b) To conduct studies and surveys of health needs  to  determine  the extent to which such needs can be filled by veterans with health service experience.  (c)  To  institute  and  operate a veterans health manpower recruiting service including, but  not  limited  to,  a  guidance  and  counselling service.   2. In the exercise of the foregoing powers and duties the commissioner shall  consult  with  the director of the division of veterans' services and the heads of state agencies charged with responsibility for manpower and health resources.
NY Pub Health L § 3803 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 38 - Veterans Health Manpower Center 3803 - Veterans Health Care Information Program.

§  3803.  Veterans health care information program. 1. There is hereby created within the  department  the  veterans  health  care  information program  (referred  to  in  this  section as the "program"), which shall provide information on health  issues  associated  with  military  duty, including  but  not  limited  to  Agent  Orange,  spina bifida, Gulf War Syndromes, toxic materials or harmful physical agents such as,  depleted uranium, and hepatitis C, and specific mental and physical health issues including  post-traumatic  stress  disorder,  traumatic brain injury and other brain-related injuries, for  veterans,  their  surviving  spouses, children of veterans and health care providers.   2.  The  program  shall  include  but  not be limited to the following elements:  (a) public service announcements;  (b)  establishment  of  a  toll-free  telephone  hotline  to   provide information  regarding  health care providers and treatment centers with expertise in illnesses associated with military duty; and  (c) establish a veterans health information clearing house on-line.   3. In exercising any of his or her  powers  under  this  section,  the commissioner  shall  consult with appropriate health care professionals, providers, veterans or organizations representing them, the division  of veterans' services, the United States department of veterans affairs and the United States defense department.   4.  The  commissioner  may  make  rules  and regulations necessary and appropriate for the implementation of this section.
NY Pub Health L § 3900 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 39 - New York State Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health 3900 - Legislative Findings and Purposes.

§  3900.  Legislative findings and purposes. 1. The legislature hereby   finds, determines, and declares that promotion of the  continued  health   and  safety  of  New  York  state's farming community continues to be an   unmet need. It further finds that agriculture  is  ranked  as  the  most   dangerous  occupation  on  a nationwide basis and that farmers and other   agricultural workers are injured and killed at a rate four times greater   than other workers in the  country:  in  nineteen  hundred  eighty-five,   forty-five  deaths  and  over  four  thousand farm-related injuries were   reported within New York state.2.  The  provision  of  health  and  safety  services  unique  to  the   agricultural  sector  has  been  seen  by  many physicians as relatively   unattractive. As a consequence, the medical  profession  lacks  specific   knowledge  of,  and  expertise  in,  treating farm illnesses. While some   progress has been made to date in the area of farm  health  and  safety,   more  work  is  needed  to  address  such specific concerns as traumatic   injury, hearing loss, and occupational cancer. Further efforts  need  to   be  made  to  provide  educational  programs  to  improve  awareness  of   agricultural health  concerns,  and  to  enhance  delivery  of  targeted   agricultural health services in the state.3.  It  is  vital  that  the state of New York develop a capability to   address the special health and  safety  needs  of  the  state's  farming   community.  In  order to facilitate a focus on agricultural medicine and   health, the legislature hereby determines that there is a need to create   a New York state center for agricultural medicine and health to  operate   in  conjunction with the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New   York.
NY Pub Health L § 3901 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 39 - New York State Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health 3901 - Definitions.

§ 3901. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms   shall have the following meanings:1. "Center" shall mean the center for agricultural medicine and health   to  be established in conjunction with the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital   of Cooperstown, New York.2. "Director" shall mean the director of the center  for  agricultural   medicine and health.3.  "Board"  shall  mean  the  agricultural health and safety advisory   board.
NY Pub Health L § 3902 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 39 - New York State Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health 3902 - New York State Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health.

§  3902.  New  York state center for agricultural medicine and health.   There is hereby established  a  center  for  agricultural  medicine  and   health to operate in conjunction with the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital,   Cooperstown, New York. Such center shall operate under the guidance of a   director,  who  shall  be appointed by the board of trustees of the Mary   Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New  York  upon  the  advice  and   consent of the president of such hospital.
NY Pub Health L § 3903 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 39 - New York State Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health 3903 - Purposes of the Center.

§ 3903. Purposes of the center. In order to more effectively serve the   health  and  medical  needs  of  the state's agricultural community, the   center shall:1. develop strategies for the provision of comprehensive  occupational   health services for New York farmers and agricultural workers, including   but not limited to migrant workers;2.   research   and   develop   information  on  the  epidemiology  of   farm-related occupational illness;3. compile resource material relating  to  agricultural  medicine  and   preventive health care;4.  provide  continuing  agricultural  health  and  medical  education   programs for physicians and other  health  care  personnel  and  service   providers practicing within the state;5.  provide  education  and  other  service  programs  to  farmers and   agricultural workers on agricultural health and safety issues; and6. establish relations with  existing  health  care  and  agricultural   interest groups to ensure appropriate, targeted delivery of agricultural   health and safety services and information.
NY Pub Health L § 3904 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 39 - New York State Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health 3904 - Contributions.

§  3904.  Contributions. The center is authorized to receive any grant   or contribution from any  person,  association,  or  public  or  private   corporation.
NY Pub Health L § 3905 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 39 - New York State Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health 3905 - Funds.

§ 3905. Funds. The center is authorized to disburse funds to carry out   its programs and activities.
NY Pub Health L § 3906 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 39 - New York State Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health 3906 - Contract Authority.

§  3906.  Contract authority. The center is hereby authorized to enter   into  agreements  or  contracts  with  any  public  or  private  agency,   corporation,  or individual in order to carry out the provisions of this   article. Funds made available by the center  pursuant  to  this  article   shall be provided pursuant to the terms of such contracts.
NY Pub Health L § 3907 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 39 - New York State Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health 3907 - Agricultural Health and Saftey Advisory Board

§  3907.  Agricultural  health  and safety advisory board. 1. There is   hereby created an advisory board to be known as the "agricultural health   and safety advisory board", to be comprised of twelve members consisting   of the following named persons or their designees: the  commissioner  of   health;  the  commissioner  of  agriculture and markets; the dean of the   school of public health sciences at the state university of New York  at   Albany;  the  dean  of  the  college of agriculture and life sciences at   Cornell university; and eight additional members, one of whom  shall  be   appointed  by  the  governor  and  shall be a representative of a county   cooperative extension, one of whom shall be appointed  by  the  governor   and  shall  be  a representative of rural New York, six of whom shall be   representatives of general farm  organizations,  or  individual  farmers   with  annual gross sales of ten thousand dollars or more, or individuals   involved in providing health and safety services in counties with  fewer   than   two   hundred  thousand  persons,  or  members  of  farm  workers   organizations,  to  be  appointed  as  follows:  two  by  the  temporary   president  of the senate, two by the speaker of the assembly, one by the   minority leader of the senate, and one by the  minority  leader  of  the   assembly.  Members  of  the board shall elect a chairperson on an annual   basis.2. Members of  the  board  shall  receive  no  salary,  but  shall  be   reimbursed  by  the  director  for  expenses  actually  and  necessarily   incurred by them  in  the  performance  of  their  duties  as  described   hereunder.3.  Vacancies  on  the board shall be filled in the same manner as the   original appointments.4. The director shall cause the center  to  provide  staff  assistance   necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the board.5. The board shall render advice regarding:a. statewide needs to be addressed by the center;b.  the  coordination  of  program  activities  with  state  agencies,   not-for-profit corporations and other interested parties;c. dissemination of research results and educational information; andd. identification of funding sources for center program.
NY Pub Health L § 3908 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 39 - New York State Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health 3908 - Annual Report

§  3908. Annual report. The director, in cooperation with the advisory   board, shall report the activities of the center to the governor and the   legislature on or before January first of each year.  Such report  shall   include:1. A description of on-going center research and program development;2.  Present  and  proposed  working relationships with other agencies,   not-for-profit groups or private associations;3. A financial reporting on the nature  and  levels  of  revenues  and   expenditures  of the center, as well as a listing of accumulated assets;   and4. Recommendations for enhancing agricultural health and safety in New   York state.
NY Pub Health L § 4000 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 40 - Hospice 4000 - Legislative Declaration.

§  4000.  Legislative  declaration. The legislature finds and declares   that hospice is a socially and  financially  beneficial  alternative  to   conventional  curative  care for those afflicted by terminal illness. It   further finds that hospice is a  unique,  interdisciplinary  program  of   palliative  and  supportive  care  to  meet the stresses associated with   illness, death and bereavement through the innovation and reorganization   of home and traditional inpatient health services.In recognition of the value  of  hospice  and  consistent  with  state   policy  to  encourage  the  expansion  of  health  care  service options   available to New York state  residents,  it  is  the  intention  of  the   legislature that hospice be available to all who seek such care and that   it become a permanent component of the state's health care system.
NY Pub Health L § 4002 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 40 - Hospice 4002 - Definitions.

§  4002. Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and   phrases shall have the following meanings:1. "Hospice" means a coordinated program of home and  in-patient  care   which  treats the terminally ill patient and family as a unit, employing   an interdisciplinary team acting under the direction  of  an  autonomous   hospice  administration.  The program provides palliative and supportive   care to meet the special needs arising out of  physical,  psychological,   spiritual, social and economic stresses which are experienced during the   final stages of illness, and during dying and bereavement.2.  "Hospice  demonstration program participant" means a hospice which   was  approved  to  participate  in  the  hospice  demonstration  program   established  pursuant  to  chapter seven hundred eighteen of the laws of   nineteen hundred seventy-eight and is operating on the thirtieth day  of   June, nineteen hundred eighty-three.2-a.  "Home"  shall  include  a  hospice  patient's  home or a hospice   residence.2-b. "Hospice residence"  means  a  hospice  operated  home  which  is   residential  in  character  and  physical structure and operated for the   purpose of providing more than two hospice patients but  not  more  than   sixteen  hospice  patients  with  hospice care, which may include dually   certified hospice in-patient beds up  to  one  hundred  percent  of  the   hospice residence's patient capacity.3.  "Construction" means construction as defined in section thirty-six   hundred two of this chapter.4. "Public health council" and "state  hospital  review  and  planning   council" shall mean the public health and health planning council.5.  "Terminally  ill" means an individual has a medical prognosis that   the individual's life expectancy is approximately one year  or  less  if   the illness runs its normal course.
NY Pub Health L § 4012 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 40 - Hospice 4012 - Payment for Hospice.

§  4012.  Payment for hospice. 1. No government agency shall purchase,   pay for or make reimbursement or grants-in-aid for services provided  by   a  hospice  unless,  at the time the services were provided, the hospice   possessed a valid certificate of approval.2. Payments for hospice care made by government agencies shall  be  at   rates approved by the state director of the budget.3.  Prior  to  the  approval  of hospice rates, the commissioner shall   determine and certify to the state  director  of  the  budget  that  the   proposed rate schedules for payments for hospice services are reasonable   and adequate to meet the costs which must be incurred by efficiently and   economically  operated  programs.  In  making  such  certification,  the   commissioner  shall  take  into  consideration  the  elements  of  cost,   geographical  differentials in the elements of cost considered, economic   factors in the area in which the hospice is located,  costs  of  hospice   programs of comparable size, the need for incentives to improve services   and   institute   economies,   and   applicable  medicare  reimbursement   regulations.5. The commissioner shall establish a methodology as  of  July  first,   two  thousand  eighteen  subject to federal financial participation that   shall  ensure  a  prospective  ten-percent  increase  in  the   medicaid   reimbursement rates for hospice providers, relative to the reimbursement   rate,  as  of  March  thirty-first,  two thousand eighteen, for services   provided by such providers  on  and  after  April  first,  two  thousand   eighteen.
NY Pub Health L § 4012-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 40 - Hospice 4012-A - Hospice Supplemental Financial Assistance Program for Persons With Special Needs.

§  4012-a.  Hospice  supplemental  financial  assistance  program  for persons with special needs. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of  law  or regulation  to  the  contrary,  an  additional  amount may be added to a hospice's rate pursuant to the medical assistance  program,  subject  to approval  by  the state director of the budget, for purposes of enabling such hospice to provide care and services to persons with special needs, after a determination that such care cannot be appropriately provided at the rates of payment established pursuant to federal criteria.   2. "Persons with special needs" as used herein shall  include  persons with   acquired  immune  deficiency  syndrome  and  other  illnesses  or conditions, which require a more costly or intensive level of care  than typically  provided,  and persons receiving care in a hospice residence. Such other illnesses or conditions shall be specified in  regulation  by the state hospital review and planning council.   3.  In  order  for  a hospice to obtain additional medicaid payment as provided for in this section, the hospice shall submit cost  information as  required  by the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of social services, which justifies  additional  medicaid  expenditures, including  a  demonstration  that  adequate care to persons with special needs cannot  be  provided  within  the  rates  of  payment  established pursuant  to  federal  criteria.  In  addition to demonstrating that the hospice  is  certified  and  in  good  standing  with   all   applicable regulations and requirements, the hospice shall also demonstrate that it shall:  (a)  utilize  such  additional  payment to provide services to persons with special needs;  (b) shall undertake reasonable efforts to maintain  financial  support from public and community contributed funding sources;  (c)  shall  make  every  reasonable  effort  to  collect  payments for services from third party  insurance  payers,  governmental  payers  and self-paying patients; and  (d)  shall  establish  a  reasonable  relationship  between  costs and charges, or establish charges at approximate costs.   4. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner  of  social services, is authorized to submit for approval and adoption by the state hospital  review  and  planning council such regulations as necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section.   5. The commissioner shall establish a rate for persons receiving  care in  a  hospice  residence,  and  may  by  regulation  specify additional standards necessary to  ensure  that  the  provisions  of  this  section promote  medical  assistance recipients access to hospice residence care including;  (a)  that  such   recipients   are   otherwise   unable   to appropriately  receive  hospice  care  in  their  own  home; and (b) the provision  of  supplemental  financial  assistance  will   promote   the efficient delivery of appropriate, quality, cost-effective services.
NY Pub Health L § 4012-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 40 - Hospice 4012-B - Hospice Palliative Care.

§ 4012-b. Hospice palliative care. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent   provision  of  this  article to the contrary, a hospice may also offer a   program of palliative care  for  patients  with  advanced  life-limiting   conditions  and  illnesses  and  their  families.  Such a program may be   provided by a hospice issued  a  certificate  of  approval  pursuant  to   section  four  thousand  four  of  this  article,  acting alone or under   contract with a certified home health agency, long term home health care   program, licensed home care services agency or AIDS home  care  program,   as  such  terms  are  defined  in section thirty-six hundred two of this   chapter. Nothing  in  this  section  shall  preclude  the  provision  of   palliative  care  by any other health care provider otherwise authorized   to provide such services.2. For the purposes  of  this  section  "Palliative  care"  means  the   active,  interdisciplinary care of patients with advanced, life-limiting   illness, focusing on relief of  distressing  physical  and  psychosocial   symptoms  and  meeting  spiritual  needs. Its goal is achievement of the   best quality of life for patients and families.