§ 2955. Restraint of trade by networks and network participants. The\nactivities of rural health networks and providers participating therein,\nundertaken in furtherance of planning, implementing or operating a\nnetwork or promoting the efficient delivery of health care services in a\nrural area, shall be exempt from the provisions and penalties of article\ntwenty-two of the general business law respecting arrangements and\nagreements in restraint of trade. No hospital, physician or other\nlicensed or certified health care provider operating in good standing,\nserving the area of the network, and willing to meet the terms and\nconditions of the network as defined in the network plan, shall be\ndenied the ability to participate therein. Nothing contained herein\nshall be construed to require a hospital to grant admitting privileges\nto a physician solely because such physician is a participant in or a\nmember of the network.\n
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