N.Y. Public Health Law § 1164: Inspection and certification

§ 1164. Inspection and certification. The corporation shall provide

the means of ensuring compliance by recipients with each financing

agreement by:

1. Retaining the right to inspect and review work on each eligible

project in progress and upon completion, and determining whether such

work was undertaken and completed in compliance with all relevant plans

and the terms of such financing agreement;

2. Retaining the right to disburse or refuse to disburse payments to a

recipient pursuant to a financing agreement;

3. Retaining the right to disburse or refuse to disburse payments to a

recipient pursuant to a financing agreement based upon the

determinations of any review or audit;

4. Establishing remedies if work on an eligible project has not been

completed in accordance with all relevant plans and the terms of such

financing agreement due to factors within the recipient's control; and

5. Requiring a recipient to maintain project accounts with respect to

any eligible project.

Nothing herein shall be construed to affect or diminish the general

authority of the department to inspect and review the work on any

project financed pursuant to this title, or to inspect the records

relating to such project, for the purpose of determining compliance with

any other provisions of this chapter.