N.Y. Public Health Law § 2805: Approval of hospitals; operating certificates

§ 2805. Approval of hospitals; operating certificates. 1. No hospital

shall be operated unless it shall: (a) possess a valid operating

certificate issued pursuant to this article, which certificate may

specify the kind or kinds of hospital services the facility is

authorized to provide; (b) establish and maintain a uniform system of

cost analysis approved by the commissioner; and (c) establish and

maintain a uniform system of reports and audits meeting the requirements

of the commissioner.

2. (a) Application for an operating certificate for a hospital shall

be made upon forms prescribed by the department. The application shall

contain the name of the hospital, the kind or kinds of hospital service

to be provided, the location and physical description of the

institution, and such other information as the department may require.

(b) An operating certificate shall not be issued by the department

unless it finds that the premises, equipment, personnel, rules and

by-laws, standards of medical care, and hospital service are fit and

adequate and that the hospital will be operated in the manner required

by this article and rules and regulations thereunder.

(d) In the case of a state, county or municipal hospital an operating

certificate shall not be issued by the department unless the hospital

maintains a record of all charges and collections made by any person,

partnership, organization or other entity whatsoever for services

rendered to patients in such hospital, including, but not limited to,

the person making the charge, the amount of the charge and the purpose

for which the charge was made. Such record shall be made in a form

acceptable to the commissioner and include any charges relating to

admission to or discharge from such hospital.