N.Y. Public Health Law § 4704: Shared health facilities; registration

§ 4704. Shared health facilities; registration. 1. No shared health

facility shall be operated unless the owner of the premises in which the

shared health facility is located or, if the structure in which the

shared health facility is located has been leased pursuant to a lease,

the lessee, shall:

(a) possess a valid registration issued pursuant to this article which

registration may specify the kind or kinds of services the facility is

authorized to provide; and

(b) establish and maintain a uniform system of reports and audits

meeting the requirements of the commissioner.

2. Application for a registration for a shared health facility shall

be made upon such forms and at such times as prescribed by the

department. The application shall contain:

(i) the name of the facility;

(ii) the kind or kinds of service to be provided;

(iii) the location and physical description of the facility;

(iv) the name and residence address of every person, partnership or

corporation having any financial interest in the ownership (including

leasehold ownership) of the facility and the structure in which the

facility is located;

(v) the name and residence address of every person, partnership or

corporation holding any mortgage, lien, leasehold or any other security

interest in the shared health facility or in any equipment located in

and used in connection with a shared health facility, and a brief

description of such lien or security interest;

(vi) the name, residence address and professional license number of

every practitioner participating in the shared health facility;

(vii) the name and residence address of the individual designated to

assume responsibility for the central coordination and management of the

activities of the shared health facility; and

(viii) such other information as the department may require.

3. Any person who operates a shared health facility without a valid

registration issued pursuant to this article shall be liable to the

people of the state for a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand

dollars for every such violation.