N.Y. PBH Law § 2805

§ 2805. Approval of hospitals; operating certificates. 1. No hospital\nshall be operated unless it shall: (a) possess a valid operating\ncertificate issued pursuant to this article, which certificate may\nspecify the kind or kinds of hospital services the facility is\nauthorized to provide; (b) establish and maintain a uniform system of\ncost analysis approved by the commissioner; and (c) establish and\nmaintain a uniform system of reports and audits meeting the requirements\nof the commissioner.\n 2. (a) Application for an operating certificate for a hospital shall\nbe made upon forms prescribed by the department. The application shall\ncontain the name of the hospital, the kind or kinds of hospital service\nto be provided, the location and physical description of the\ninstitution, and such other information as the department may require.\n (b) An operating certificate shall not be issued by the department\nunless it finds that the premises, equipment, personnel, rules and\nby-laws, standards of medical care, and hospital service are fit and\nadequate and that the hospital will be operated in the manner required\nby this article and rules and regulations thereunder.\n (d) In the case of a state, county or municipal hospital an operating\ncertificate shall not be issued by the department unless the hospital\nmaintains a record of all charges and collections made by any person,\npartnership, organization or other entity whatsoever for services\nrendered to patients in such hospital, including, but not limited to,\nthe person making the charge, the amount of the charge and the purpose\nfor which the charge was made. Such record shall be made in a form\nacceptable to the commissioner and include any charges relating to\nadmission to or discharge from such hospital.\n