New York A 197: Provides that an affirmation of a health care practitioner may be served or filed in an action in lieu of and with same force and effect as an affidavit

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A00197 Summary:

BILL NOA00197 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06107

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SPONSORCunningham

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COSPNSRGonzalez-Rojas, Davila, Simon

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 49-D §§997 & 997-a, Exec L

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Relates to creating the Brooklyn health care commission which shall be charged with examining the system of general hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory and primary care facilities, and medical school facilities in Kings county and recommending changes to that system.

Go to top A00197 Actions:

BILL NOA00197 

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01/08/2025referred to children and families

01/07/2026referred to children and families

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 197

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, DAVILA -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the Brooklyn
 health care commission

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 49-D
 2 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 49-D
 4 BROOKLYN HEALTH CARE COMMISSION
 5 Section 997. Brooklyn health care commission.
 6 997-a. Kings county health care stakeholders council.
 7 § 997. Brooklyn health care commission. 1. There is hereby created in
 8 the executive department, a commission to be known as the "Brooklyn
 9 health care commission", hereafter referred to as the "commission",
 10 which shall be charged with examining the system of general hospitals,
 11 nursing homes, ambulatory and primary care facilities, and medical
 12 school facilities in Kings county and recommending changes to that
 13 system.
 14 2. The commission shall consist of the following eleven members: (a)
 15 one member appointed by the temporary president of the senate; (b) one
 16 member appointed by the speaker of the assembly; (c) one member
 17 appointed by the minority leader of the senate; (d) one member appointed
 18 by the minority leader of the assembly; (e) three members appointed by
 19 the Kings county borough president, one member from each of the follow-
 20 ing three regions: (i) north of Atlantic Avenue; (ii) south and west of
 21 Flatbush Avenue; and (iii) south of Atlantic Avenue and east of Flatbush
 22 Avenue; (f) two members appointed by the mayor of New York city; and
 23 (g) two members appointed by the governor.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00013-01-5

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 1 3. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 2 their service as members, but shall be allowed their actual and neces-
 3 sary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
 4 4. The commission shall begin to act forty-five days after this arti-
 5 cle shall have become a law.
 6 5. The commissioner of health shall designate such employees of the
 7 department of health as are reasonably necessary to provide support
 8 services to the commission.
 9 6. The commissioner of health shall appoint: (a) one or more represen-
 10 tatives of the department to serve as a liaison between the department
 11 and the commission; (b) one or more representatives of the department to
 12 serve as a liaison between the Kings county health care stakeholders
 13 council and the commission.
 14 7. The director of the dormitory authority of the state of New York
 15 shall appoint one or more representatives to be a liaison between the
 16 commission and the authority.
 17 8. All departments, commissions and public authorities of the state
 18 shall be required to provide such assistance as may be reasonably
 19 requested by the chair of the commission.
 20 9. In carrying out its task, the commission shall:
 21 (a) conduct a complete and comprehensive epidemiological study of
 22 Kings county's health care challenges and needs;
 23 (b) conduct a complete and comprehensive usability study of what type
 24 and how much health care services are used by Kings county's resi