N.Y. Public Health Law § 4714: Shared health facilities advisory council

§ 4714. Shared health facilities advisory council. 1. There is hereby

created a shared health facilities advisory council consisting of

nineteen members appointed by the commissioner for terms of three years.

Four of the members shall represent the public interest and shall not be

a provider, consumer, or purveyor. Eight of the members shall represent

consumers receiving services at shared health facilities, and seven

shall be selected from among recommendations made by organizations

representing providers and purveyors. Of the members first appointed,

seven shall be appointed for terms expiring August thirty-first,

nineteen hundred seventy-nine, and six shall be appointed for terms

expiring August thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight. Vacancies

shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired terms. The shared

health facilities advisory council shall select a chairman from among

its members.

2. The shared health facilities advisory council shall meet as

frequently as its business may require, but in any event at least three

times annually. Meetings may be held at the call of the chairman or the

commissioner. The commissioner shall designate an officer or employee

of the department to act as secretary of the council. Each member shall

be reimbursed for expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him in

the performance of his official duties.

3. The shared health facilities advisory council shall have no

executive, administrative or appointive duties. It shall have the duty

to advise the department on all aspects of shared health facilities

regulation and operation, including the rendering of recommendations

concerning proposed department rules and regulations. The shared health

facilities advisory council shall perform such other functions as the

commissioner may prescribe.