§ 2957 — Designation of primary care hospitals

§ 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.\n