N.Y. Public Health Law § 4700: Statement of legislative findings and intent

§ 4700. Statement of legislative findings and intent. The legislature

hereby finds that the provision of health care in shared health care

facilities has become an important source of health services in this

state and that such facilities are important mechanisms for the delivery

of health care services which have largely been created by the funding

provisions of the state program of medical assistance for needy persons.

The legislature also finds and declares that certain practices exist in

the medical assistance program which have resulted in abuses requiring

the regulation of shared health facilities. The legislature further

declares it to be the public policy of the state to regulate shared

health facilities and to set necessary standards for review of practices

and care rendered in those facilities.