{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2955","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 2955","heading":"Restraint of trade by networks and network participants","body":"§ 2955.  Restraint of trade by networks and network participants.  The\nactivities of rural health networks and providers participating therein,\nundertaken  in  furtherance  of  planning,  implementing  or operating a\nnetwork or promoting the efficient delivery of health care services in a\nrural area, shall be exempt from the provisions and penalties of article\ntwenty-two of the  general  business  law  respecting  arrangements  and\nagreements  in  restraint  of  trade.    No hospital, physician or other\nlicensed or certified health care provider operating in  good  standing,\nserving  the  area  of  the  network,  and willing to meet the terms and\nconditions of the network as defined  in  the  network  plan,  shall  be\ndenied  the  ability  to  participate  therein. Nothing contained herein\nshall be construed to require a hospital to grant  admitting  privileges\nto  a  physician  solely because such physician is a participant in or a\nmember of the network.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 29-A. Access to Community Health Care Services In Rural Areas","Title 1. Rural Health Care Access"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/2955","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"db6c4d963f4a73f22ff1b04ebf17e653124010dff083aa81296d55d22639e1da","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2954","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2956"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}