§ 2801. Definitions. The following words or phrases, as used in this\narticle, shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise\nrequires:\n 1. "Hospital" means a facility or institution engaged principally in\nproviding services by or under the supervision of a physician or, in the\ncase of a dental clinic or dental dispensary, of a dentist, or, in the\ncase of a midwifery birth center, of a midwife, for the prevention,\ndiagnosis or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, deformity or\nphysical condition, including, but not limited to, a general hospital,\npublic health center, diagnostic center, treatment center, a rural\nemergency hospital under 42 USC 1395x(kkk), or successor provisions,\ndental clinic, dental dispensary, rehabilitation center other than a\nfacility used solely for vocational rehabilitation, nursing home,\ntuberculosis hospital, chronic disease hospital, maternity hospital,\nmidwifery birth center, lying-in-asylum, out-patient department,\nout-patient lodge, dispensary and a laboratory or central service\nfacility serving one or more such institutions, but the term hospital\nshall not include an institution, sanitarium or other facility engaged\nprincipally in providing services for the prevention, diagnosis or\ntreatment of mental disability and which is subject to the powers of\nvisitation, examination, inspection and investigation of the department\nof mental hygiene except for those distinct parts of such a facility\nwhich provide hospital service. The provisions of this article shall not\napply to a facility or institution engaged principally in providing\nservices by or under the supervision of the bona fide members and\nadherents of a recognized religious organization whose teachings include\nreliance on spiritual means through prayer alone for healing in the\npractice of the religion of such organization and where services are\nprovided in accordance with those teachings. No provision of this\narticle or any other provision of law shall be construed to: (a) limit\nthe volume of mental health, substance use disorder services or\ndevelopmental disability services that can be provided by a provider of\nprimary care services licensed under this article and authorized to\nprovide integrated services in accordance with regulations issued by the\ncommissioner in consultation with the commissioner of the office of\nmental health, the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and\nsubstance abuse services and the commissioner of the office for people\nwith developmental disabilities, including regulations issued pursuant\nto subdivision seven of section three hundred sixty-five-l of the social\nservices law or part L of chapter fifty-six of the laws of two thousand\ntwelve; (b) require a provider licensed pursuant to article thirty-one\nof the mental hygiene law or certified pursuant to article sixteen or\narticle thirty-two of the mental hygiene law to obtain an operating\ncertificate from the department if such provider has been authorized to\nprovide integrated services in accordance with regulations issued by the\ncommissioner in consultation with the commissioner of the office of\nmental health, the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and\nsubstance abuse services and the commissioner of the office for people\nwith developmental disabilities, including regulations issued pursuant\nto subdivision seven of section three hundred sixty-five-l of the social\nservices law or part L of chapter fifty-six of the laws of two thousand\ntwelve.\n 2. "Nursing home" means a facility providing therein nursing care to\nsick, invalid, infirm, disabled or convalescent persons in addition to\nlodging and board or health-related service, or any combination of the\nforegoing, and in addition thereto, providing nursing care and\nhealth-related service, or either of them, to persons who are not\noccupants of the facility.\n 3. "Residential health care facility" means a nursing home or a\nfacility pro
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