# N.Y. PBH Law § 220: Public health and health planning council; appointment of members

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBH_A2_T2_S220

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. PBH Law § 220
- **Heading:** Public health and health planning council; appointment of members
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act PBH / Article 2 / Title 2 / Section 220

## Text

§ 220. Public health and health planning council; appointment of\nmembers. There shall continue to be in the department a public health\nand health planning council to consist of the commissioner and\ntwenty-six members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and\nconsent of the senate. Membership on the council shall be reflective of\nthe diversity of the state's population including, but not limited to,\nthe various geographic areas and population densities throughout the\nstate. The members shall include representatives of the public health\nsystem, health care providers that comprise the state's health care\ndelivery system, individuals with expertise in the clinical and\nadministrative aspects of health care delivery, issues affecting health\ncare consumers, health planning, health care financing and\nreimbursement, health care regulation and compliance, and public health\npractice and at least two members shall also be members of the\nbehavioral health services advisory council; at least four members shall\nbe representatives of general hospitals or nursing homes; at least two\nmembers shall be representatives of health care consumer advocacy\norganizations which have a statewide or regional constituency and have\nbeen involved in activities related to health care consumer advocacy\nincluding issues of interest to low- and moderate-income individuals;\nand at least one member shall be a representative of each of the\nfollowing groups: women's health service providers, home care agencies,\nfreestanding ambulatory surgery centers, diagnostic and treatment\ncenters, health care payors, and labor organizations for health care\nemployees.\n

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