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N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2996 — Study of physician credentialing
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2996
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- Statute
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- New York Public Health Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 2996. Study of physician credentialing. 1. The department shall examine the feasibility of establishing a clearinghouse for credentialing information to reduce the burden for physicians required to submit credentials to entities licensed and regulated by the state. As part of such examination,…
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N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2996 — Study of physician credentialing is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 2996. Study of physician credentialing. 1. The department shall examine the feasibility of establishing a clearinghouse for credentialing information to reduce the burden for physicians required to submit credentials to entities licensed and regulated by the state. As part of such examination, the department shall:
(a) examine the efficacy of the credentialing process prescribed by section twenty-eight hundred five-j of this chapter;
(b) determine which methods of organizing such a clearinghouse with standardized data in a standardized format will provide the greatest usability and convenience to health care providers and health care plans;
(c) identify the most appropriate entity to administer such a clearinghouse, and verify collected credential information; and
(d) identify safeguards to protect the privacy of providers participating in such a credentialing system.
2. The department shall provide a report of its findings and recommendations to the governor and legislature within eighteen months of the effective date of this section.