2023 New York Laws › EXC - Executive › Article 49-C - Community Advisory Board for the Modernization and Revitalization of Suny Downstate Health Sciences University › 996 - Community Advisory Board for the Modernization and Revitalization of Suny Downstate Health Sciences University.

§ 996. Community    advisory   board   for   the   modernization   and
revitalization of SUNY Downstate health sciences university. 1. Advisory
board established. (a) There shall be established the advisory board for
the modernization and  revitalization  of  SUNY  Downstate  (hereinafter
referred  to  as  "the advisory board"). The advisory board shall review
and examine a variety  of  options  to  strengthen  SUNY  Downstate  and
promote  longer  term  viability  for  its dual education and healthcare
mission. In conducting its study, the advisory board will  consider  the
following factors:
(i) Overall healthcare service delivery trends and models;
(ii)  Historic  and  projected  financials  for  the  hospital and the
campus;
(iii) Current state of building infrastructure and capital needs;
(iv) Community healthcare needs, outcomes, and health disparities;
(v) Existing inpatient and outpatient  service  offerings  and  health
outcomes;
(vi) Capacity and availability of inpatient and outpatient services in
the broader primary and secondary service areas;
(vii)  Efficiency  of  operations  and  quality of healthcare services
benchmarking; and
(viii) Training needs for students and employment outcomes.
2. Advisory board members. The advisory board  shall  consist  of  the
following members: (a) the commissioner of the department of health; (b)
one  representative  of  organized  labor  representing employees at the
state university of New York pursuant to article fourteen of  the  civil
service  law, who shall be appointed by the governor upon recommendation
of the president of  the  union  representing  the  greatest  number  of
employees  at  SUNY Downstate; (c) one member appointed by the temporary
president of the senate; (d) one member appointed by the speaker of  the
assembly;  (e)  three  members appointed by the governor; (f) one member
appointed by the governor upon  the  joint  recommendation  of  Brooklyn
community  boards  9  and  17;  and  (g)  the  chancellor  of  the state
university of New York.
3. Outreach. The advisory board  shall  solicit  recommendations  from
healthcare   experts,   county   health   departments,   community-based
organizations, state  and  regional  healthcare  industry  associations,
labor  unions,  experts  in  hospital  operations,  and other interested
parties. The advisory  board  shall  hold  no  less  than  three  public
hearings   with   requisite   public   notice   to   solicit  input  and
recommendations from any interested party.
4. Compensation. The members of the advisory board  shall  receive  no
compensation  for  their  service as members, but shall be allowed their
actual and necessary expenses  incurred  in  the  performance  of  their
duties.
5. Recommendations and report. (a) The advisory board shall complete a
study  and  provide  written  recommendations  to  prioritize healthcare
services provided in  the  SUNY  Downstate  service  area.  The  written
recommendations  shall  include  a  reasonable,  scalable  and  fiscally
responsible plan for the financial health, viability and  sustainability
of  SUNY  Downstate; provided, however, that such plan shall incorporate
utilization of all available state and federally available  appropriated
amounts,  and  shall  not  exceed more than two hundred fifty percent of
such amounts.
(b) A report of the advisory board's recommendations shall be provided
to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the  speaker
of the assembly no later than April first, two thousand twenty-five.
6.  Certificate of need. The public health and health planning council
and  the  commissioner  of  health  are  prohibited  from  reviewing  or

approving  any certificate of need application related to a reduction in
inpatient services pursuant to any article of law or regulation that may
affect a change to inpatient services at SUNY Downstate health  sciences
university until at least April first, two thousand twenty-five.