N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2956

§ 2956. Designation of upgraded diagnostic and treatment centers. 1.\nA diagnostic and treatment center established pursuant to article\ntwenty-eight of this chapter, which is a participant in or a member of a\nrural health network, may request the commissioner to authorize such\ndiagnostic and treatment center to provide limited emergency services.\nSuch diagnostic and treatment center shall be designated an upgraded\ndiagnostic and treatment center upon the commissioner's approval of such\nrequest.\n 2. The commissioner shall establish guidelines for the designation of\na diagnostic and treatment center as an upgraded diagnostic and\ntreatment center pursuant to the provisions of this section. In\nestablishing such guidelines, the commissioner shall solicit input from\nhospitals, diagnostic and treatment centers and physicians.\n