N.Y.
Public Authorities Law Section 3306
Special powers of the corporation
1.
To operate, manage, superintend and control any health facility under its jurisdiction and to repair, maintain and otherwise keep up any such health facility; and to establish, collect and adjust fees, rentals, and other charges for the sale, lease or sublease of any such health facility, subject to the terms and conditions of any contract, lease, sublease or other agreement with the county;2.
To provide health and medical services for the public directly or by agreement or lease with any person, firm or private or public corporation or association through or in the health facilities of the corporation or otherwise and to make internal policies governing admissions and health and medical services; and to establish, collect and adjust fees and other charges for the provision of such health and medical services; and to provide and maintain resident physician and intern medical services; and to sponsor and conduct research, educational and training programs;3.
To provide uncompensated care to persons in need of health care services without the ability to pay;4.
To provide, maintain and operate a medical transport service, provided, however, nothing herein shall prohibit the corporation from adopting a schedule of charges for medical transport;5.
To enter into contracts, leases, subleases and other agreements for the purpose of affiliating with a medical college in conjunction with the corporation’s health facilities, which agreements may provide for the management, operation and staffing of health facilities, the reconstruction, renovation or addition to health facilities; the provision of necessary facilities, utilities and services; and such other conditions or features necessary and proper for such purpose and for the public health and general welfare;6.
To determine the conditions under which a physician may be extended the privilege of practicing within a health facility under the jurisdiction of the corporation, and to promulgate reasonable internal policies for the conduct of all persons, physicians and nurses within such facility; and7.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subdivision or as expressly limited by any applicable state law or regulation to exercise and perform all or part of its purposes, powers, duties, functions or activities through one or more subsidiary corporations owned or controlled wholly or in part by the corporation, which shall be formed pursuant to the business corporation law, the limited liability company law, or the not-for-profit corporation law, in each case subject to all the limitations provided in this article.(b)
No subsidiary of the corporation shall own, operate, manage or control the existing acute inpatient and outpatient facilities and services now in operation on the grounds of the Valhalla campus.(c)
Any such subsidiary may be authorized to act as a general or limited partner in a partnership or as a member of a limited liability company, and enter into an arrangement calling for an initial and subsequent payment by such subsidiary in consideration of an interest in revenues or other contractual rights.(d)
An entity shall be deemed a subsidiary corporation whenever and so long as (i) more than half of any voting shares of such subsidiary are owned or held by the corporation or (ii) a majority of the directors, trustees or members of such subsidiary are designees of the corporation.
Source:
Section 3306 — Special powers of the corporation, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PBA/3306 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).
