2022 New York Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 24-D - New York State Occupational Health Clinics Oversight Committee
2490 - Oversight Committee.

Universal Citation: NY Pub Health L § 2490 (2022)
§  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.

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