* § 2814. Health networks, global budgeting, and health care\ndemonstrations. 1. For the purposes of this section unless the context\nclearly requires otherwise:\n (a) "Board" shall mean the temporary statewide health advisory board\nestablished pursuant to section nine hundred fifty-seven of the\nexecutive law.\n (b) "Proposal" shall mean a design or plan developed, as a result of\nfunds received pursuant to this section, to operate a network, global\nbudget, or regional health care demonstration.\n 2. (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, within\namounts available therefor, the commissioner shall make grants pursuant\nto this section to (i) health care providers to facilitate development\nof health networks or health care demonstrations (ii) health care\nproviders alone or in conjunction with third party payors to facilitate\ndevelopment of global budgets and (iii) an organization demonstrably\nrepresenting the interests of the region or communities of the region\nwhich demonstrate the support of the respective health systems agency to\nfacilitate development of health care demonstrations or global budgets.\nSuch networks, demonstrations, or global budgets shall be designed to\nimprove cost effectiveness of health care services, establish and\nimprove provider coordinated planning and management mechanisms, and/or\nimprove provider management of care or improve continuity of care.\nHealth care providers eligible to receive funding under section\ntwenty-nine hundred fifty-two of this chapter shall not be eligible for\ngrants under this section for development of health networks.\n (b) Grants made pursuant to this section shall provide planning funds\nwhich may include, but need not be limited to, funding to:\n (i) assess the health care needs of the population and develop an\noperational plan to meet these needs;\n (ii) plan for and carry out any organizational changes needed to\nintegrate services; and\n (iii) facilitate financing arrangements such as risk sharing and\ncapitation.\n 3. In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner shall\nconsult with the appropriate local health systems agency and shall\nconsider the recommendations of the temporary statewide health advisory\nboard on the grant proposals and to the extent practicable assure that\nthere is a sufficiently representative geographic distribution of\ngrantees including rural, urban, and suburban grantees. Grants made\npursuant to this section shall be used solely for the planning of health\nnetworks, global budgets or health care demonstrations. Prior to\nawarding grants, the commissioner shall first take into consideration\nother financial resources available to the applicant to conduct such\nplanning.\n 4. In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, applicants\nshall prepare and submit to the commissioner, the temporary statewide\nhealth care advisory board, and the respective health systems agency an\napplication which contains the following:\n (a) identification of the principal investigator or applicant for the\ndemonstration;\n (b) a description of the nature and scope of the activities\ncontemplated;\n (c) a description of the geographic area and populations currently\nserved by the entity;\n (d) a description of the community or population to be served;\n (e) a description of the anticipated benefits and advantages to\nproviders and consumers of services;\n (f) a description of the estimated expenses, including administrative\nexpenses, which will be incurred in the development of the\ndemonstration; and\n (g) the time frame proposed for the development of the health network,\nglobal budgeting demonstration, or health care demonstration.\n (h) the process that the eligible organization used in seeking public\nparticipation and local involvement in the development of the program\nplan; and\n (i) the goals of the program, including information on how the program\nplan will maintain and promote access
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