2012 New York Consolidated Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 24-D - (2490 - 2490-A) NEW YORK STATE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINICS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
2490 - Oversight committee.

 
    §  2490.  Oversight  committee.  1.  There  is  hereby established the
  occupational health clinics oversight committee to be comprised  of  the
  following  persons  or  their designees: the commissioner of health; the
  commissioner of labor; the  chairperson  of  the  workers'  compensation
  board;  six  persons  appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be on
  nomination of the New York state American federation  of  labor-congress
  of  industrial organizations, and one of whom shall be on the nomination
  of the business council of the state of New York; two persons  appointed
  by  the  temporary president of the senate; two persons appointed by the
  speaker of the assembly; one person appointed by the minority leader  of
  the  senate  and  one  person  appointed  by  the minority leader of the
  assembly. The governor shall designate  a  chairperson  from  among  the
  members  of  the committee. The initial appointments shall be made on or
  before September first, two thousand eight.
    2. The committee shall meet  at  least  four  times  a  year.  Special
  meetings may be called by the chairperson.
    3.  Members  of  the oversight committee shall receive no compensation
  for their services, but shall be  allowed  their  actual  and  necessary
  expenses incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
    4.  Vacancies  shall  be  filled  in  the  same manner as the original
  appointments.
    5. The committee shall make recommendations to the  governor  and  the
  legislature  on  or  before  September  thirtieth,  two  thousand  nine,
  regarding:
    (a) statewide needs to be met by the network;
    (b) coordination of clinic  activities  with  not-for-profit,  private
  sector  concerns  and  state  agencies,  including but not limited to an
  evaluation of current jurisdictional and oversight responsibilities;
    (c) coordination and sharing of clinic resources and services;
    (d) dissemination of research results and educational information;
    (e) identification of funding sources for the network;
    (f) the activities of the clinics and their effectiveness  in  meeting
  the  objectives as set forth in statute and in clinic specific contracts
  with the state;
    (g) local, regional, occupation or business sector specific needs that
  may be met by one or more clinic;
    (h) other issues as determined by the oversight committee; and
    (i) incorporation of provisions to implement  its  recommendations  in
  requests  for  applications  of  state  funding  for occupational health
  clinics.