N.Y. Public Health Law § 237: Preparation and distribution of reports

§ 237. Preparation and distribution of reports. The department shall

submit a biennial report to the governor and the legislature describing

the activities of the office and health status of rural areas. The first

such report shall be transmitted on or before September first, nineteen

hundred ninety-three. Such report shall contain the following

information:

1. Activities of the Charles D. Cook office of rural health,

expenditures incurred in carrying out such activities, and anticipated

activities to be undertaken in the future;

2. Progress in carrying out the functions and duties listed in section

two hundred thirty-six of this article.

3. An analysis of the health status of rural citizens and the status

of rural health delivery systems. Such analysis shall be conducted in

cooperation with the rural health council and other interested agencies.

4. Any recommended improvements to programs and/or regulations that

would enhance the cost effectiveness of the office, and programs

intended to meet the health care needs of rural residents.

5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, such

biennial report may also incorporate the reporting requirements for

cooperative programs and networks for health care delivery in

underserved rural areas as required by section twenty-nine hundred

fifty-three of the public health law.