Legislature hears department communication referencing DOH surveillance review of healthcare facilities

A speaker read a direct communication from the Department of Health related to the Director of Surveillance with Healthcare Provider Services and described an IDR-panel-related portfolio of healthcare facilities that could be involved in a filing. The speaker said the communication dated back to 2019 and that the filing would occur while the speaker remained in Buffalo, flagging potential implications for several area agencies or organizations "that may or may not be directly affected."

The transcript records this as an informational communication; no motion to refer this specific DOH communication to a committee or to take further action was recorded in the meeting. The item was placed on the record under "communications from departments" and no subsequent debate or vote on this communication occurred during the session.