Summary
Provides that whenever a hospital
closes, the commissioner of health shall within thirty days of
being notified of such closure, hold a public hearing at a
location within the geographic area served by such hospital to
solicit testimony concerning the extent to which such closure
will result in the reduction or elimination of health care
services in the affected community, and options and proposals
for replacing or enhancing such health care services through
other means in order to meet the needs of residents in the
affected community; makes related provisions.
