[§323-4]  Organized ambulatory health care facilities.  [Section repealed June 30, 2028.  L 2025, c 92, §6.]  (a)  A physician practicing at an organized ambulatory health care facility shall not be required to have hospital privileges at a licensed hospital in the same geographical location as the organized ambulatory health care facility.

     (b)  This section shall apply to counties with populations of less than five hundred thousand.

     (c)  For purposes of this section, "organized ambulatory health care facility" has the same meaning as defined in section 323D-2. [L 2025, c 92, §2]

 

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  Department of health evaluation of the benefits and impacts of this section on local health care systems, surgical access, and financial stability; report to 2027 legislature (repealed on June 30, 2028).  L 2025, c 92, §§3, 6.