NY Pub Health L § 2804-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 28 - Hospitals 2804-A - State Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and Medical Technology Assessment.

* §  2804-a.  State  task  force  on  clinical practice guidelines and medical technology assessment.   1.  A  state  task  force  is  hereby  created  on  clinical  practice guidelines  and  medical  technology  assessment  which shall consist of sixteen members. At least half of the  membership  shall  be  physicians certified  by  specialty  society  boards  officially  recognized by the American Board of Medical  Specialties.  Such  physician  board  members shall  be  selected  from  nominees  recommended  by specialty societies recognized by the American Board of  Medical  Specialties.  Appointments shall  be  made  as  follows:  six shall be appointed by the governor of which at least two shall be from specialty society nominees; four  shall be  appointed by the temporary president of the senate of which at least two shall be from specialty society nominees; four shall be appointed by the speaker of the  assembly  of  which  at  least  two  shall  be  from specialty  society  nominees;  and  one  each  shall be appointed by the minority leaders of the senate  and  assembly  both  of  whom  shall  be specialty  society nominees.  The commissioner shall also serve as an ex officio member of the task force. The membership of the task force shall appoint a chairperson who shall be selected by a majority  vote  of  the task  force  membership.  All appointments shall be made by April first, nineteen hundred ninety-four.   2. For the purposes of this section, the following  terms  shall  have the  following  meanings:  (a) "clinical practice guidelines" shall mean systematically developed statements  to  assist  physician  and  patient decisions   about   appropriate   health   care  for  specific  clinical circumstances; and  (b) "medical technology" shall mean an instrument or unit of equipment or  technique  for  use  as  a  health  related  treatment,  testing  or diagnostic tool.   3.  Task  force  members  shall  receive  no compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred  in  the  performance  of  their duties.   4.  The task force may establish medical specialty advisory committees to assist in carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to this section.   5. The task force shall solicit the cooperation and  participation  of medical  specialty  organizations  recognized  by  the American Board of Medical Specialties with clinical  practice  guideline  experience.  The state   task   force   shall   meet   as   necessary   to   fulfill  its responsibilities.   6. The task  force,  in  consultation  with  the  commissioner,  shall solicit   specific   research  and/or  project  proposals  from  medical specialty  societies  recognized  by  the  American  Board  of   Medical Specialties  to  promote  the  development  and  application of clinical practice  guidelines  and  appropriate  use   of   medical   technology. Speciality  societies,  at their option, may incorporate the involvement of any  other  organization  which  they  deem  appropriate  into  their proposal.  The  task  force  shall  then  recommend  to the commissioner specific research projects to be undertaken by  such  specialty  society candidates  for  grants and contracts pursuant to subdivision fifteen of section two hundred six of  this  chapter.  The  task  force  shall  not recommend  any  projects for the purpose of developing clinical practice guideline-based reimbursement methodologies or any other regulations.   7.  The  task  force  in  cooperation  with  the   medical   specialty organizations  recognized  by  the American Board of Medical Specialties shall issue a report to the  governor  and  legislature  by  May  first, nineteen hundred ninety-five which shall:  (i) describe the current status of practice guidelines, their uses and their impact on health care delivery and outcomes;  (ii)  identify  appropriate  uses  of  practice guidelines and medical technology for purposes of improving health care quality and efficiency;  (iii)  identify  inappropriate uses or applications of practice guide- lines and medical technology;  (iv) identify by what means the uses of practice guidelines should  be facilitated, if appropriate or warranted; and  (v)  identify what role, if any, state government should have relative to practice guidelines.   8. Staff  of  the  department  shall  be  made  available  to  provide technical assistance to the task force as necessary.   * NB Expired June 30, 1996