N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 3606: Special powers of the corporation

§ 3606. Special powers of the corporation. In order to effectuate the

purposes of this title, the corporation shall have the following

additional powers, except as limited by this title, the public health

law, the mental hygiene law, the social services law, the education law

and any other applicable law or regulation:

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 towns;

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. (a) 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;

(b) For purposes of section three thousand eight of the public health

law, the corporation shall be deemed to be a municipality for the

purposes of determining a public need to operate an ambulance service;

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;

7. To participate in managed care networks, fee-for-service, and other

joint and cooperative arrangements for the provision of general

comprehensive and specialty health care services, directly or through

contract with other service providers or entities including employees or

entities of the state;

8. To establish subsidiary corporations or other entities in

accordance with subdivision nine of this section:

(a) to meet the demands of health care delivery changes; and

(b) to market, manufacture or develop products or services developed

by the corporation's clinical and research activities;

9. (a) To form or participate in the formation of one or more entities

pursuant to the business corporation law, the limited liability company

law, the not-for-profit corporation law, or the partnership law in order

to effectuate the purposes and powers of subdivisions seven and eight of

this section.

(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 Clifton-Fine Hospital.

(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.