{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2957","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 2957","heading":"Designation of primary care hospitals","body":"§ 2957.  Designation of primary care hospitals. 1.  A general hospital\nestablished pursuant to article twenty-eight of this chapter may request\nthe  commissioner to exempt such hospital from particular services or to\nauthorize such hospital to offer  additional  special  services.    Such\nhospital   shall   be  designated  a  primary  care  hospital  upon  the\ncommissioner's approval of such request; provided, however, that nothing\nherein contained shall be  construed  to  restrict  such  hospital  from\noffering  primary, specialty or acute inpatient services for which it is\nable to provide appropriate technical and human resources, to respond to\ncommunity need, or to assure quality in the delivery of services.\n  2. The commissioner shall establish guidelines for the designation of\na general hospital as a primary care hospital pursuant to the provisions\nof this section.  In establishing such guidelines, the commissioner\nshall solicit input from hospitals and physicians.","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/2957","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"0326703457cd3a41fdb5f9a88d1bab718cf0683138a8e9316a3fdc06f2f3b67e","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2956","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2958"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}