A04162 Summary:

BILL NO    A04162 

SAME AS    No same as

SPONSOR    Clark

COSPNSR    

MLTSPNSR   

Amd S4, NYC Health & Hosp Corp Act

Assures the appointment of an on-site chief executive officer at each hospital
operated by the New York city health and hospitals corporation.

A04162 Actions:

BILL NO    A04162 

01/30/2009 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
01/06/2010 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

A04162 Votes:

A04162 Memo:

 BILL NUMBER:  A4162

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the New York city health and
hospitals corporation act, in relation to the appointment of chief
executive officers at hospitals

 PURPOSE :

This bill would provide for the appointment of an on-site chief
executive officer in each hospital that is part of a health care
network system, rather than one chief executive officer for an entire
network, as is currently the case.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Instead of having one chief executive officer (CEO) in a health care
network and several chief operating officers (COOs) reporting to the
Chief executive officer, this bill would provide parity in
administration to each chief administrator of every hospital in a
community health care network.

 EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER :

Adds a new subdivision 12 to section four of chapter 1016 of the laws
of 1969.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Currently, the community advisory boards required by State law have
some input in the selection of CEOs of hospitals in their communities,
but no role in the selection of COOs. This is a very grave issue,
because it prevents community input in regard to choice of a hospital
administrator, as is required by law.

In addition, there is no existing job description in law to cover the
title of COO. This creates difficulties regarding performance of
duties and delegation of authority within the network.

The individual who becomes CEO of a network is also chief
administrator of one hospital in a network of hospitals administered
by COOs. This situation could give the appearance of one hospital
being considered the primary hospital and therefore being favored
above the other hospitals in the network regarding distribution of
available resources. In addition, those hospitals with COOs as their
administering officers could conceivably be considered stepchildren to
the perceived primary hospital administered by the CEO, with the
resulting loss in status that this perception may bring.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

6/4/02 - A.5260 reported to ways and means
1/07/04 - A.6872 Referred to Assembly Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions
1/4/06 - A.1892 referred to Assembly Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions
1/3/07 - A.307 referred to Assembly Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions
1/9/08 - A.307 referred to Assembly Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :  None

 EFFECTIVE DATE : Immediately