Section 3306. Special powers of the corporation

In order to effectuate the
  purposes of  this  title,  the  corporation  shall  have  the  following
  additional  powers,  except  as limited by this title, the public health
  law, the mental hygiene law, the social services law, the education  law
  and any other applicable law or regulation:
    1.  To  operate,  manage,  superintend and control any health facility
  under its jurisdiction and to repair, maintain and otherwise keep up any
  such health  facility;  and  to  establish,  collect  and  adjust  fees,
  rentals,  and  other charges for the sale, lease or sublease of any such
  health facility, subject to the terms and conditions  of  any  contract,
  lease, sublease or other agreement with the county;
    2.  To  provide health and medical services for the public directly or
  by agreement or lease  with  any  person,  firm  or  private  or  public
  corporation  or  association  through or in the health facilities of the
  corporation  or  otherwise  and  to  make  internal  policies  governing
  admissions  and  health  and medical services; and to establish, collect
  and adjust fees and other charges for the provision of such  health  and
  medical  services;  and  to  provide and maintain resident physician and
  intern  medical  services;  and  to  sponsor   and   conduct   research,
  educational and training programs;
    3.  To  provide  uncompensated  care to persons in need of health care
  services without the ability to pay;
    4. To provide, maintain  and  operate  a  medical  transport  service,
  provided,  however,  nothing  herein shall prohibit the corporation from
  adopting a schedule of charges for medical transport;
    5. To enter into contracts, leases, subleases and other agreements for
  the purpose of affiliating with a medical college  in  conjunction  with
  the  corporation's  health  facilities, which agreements may provide for
  the  management,  operation  and  staffing  of  health  facilities,  the
  reconstruction,   renovation  or  addition  to  health  facilities;  the
  provision of necessary facilities,  utilities  and  services;  and  such
  other  conditions  or features necessary and proper for such purpose and
  for the public health and general welfare;
    6. To determine the conditions under which a physician may be extended
  the  privilege  of  practicing  within  a  health  facility  under   the
  jurisdiction  of  the corporation, and to promulgate reasonable internal
  policies for the conduct of all persons, physicians  and  nurses  within
  such facility; and
    7.  (a)  Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subdivision or as
  expressly limited by any applicable state law or regulation to  exercise
  and  perform  all  or part of its purposes, powers, duties, functions or
  activities  through  one  or  more  subsidiary  corporations  owned   or
  controlled  wholly  or in part by the corporation, which shall be formed
  pursuant to the business corporation law, the limited liability  company
  law,  or the not-for-profit corporation law, in each case subject to all
  the limitations provided in this article.
    (b) No subsidiary of the corporation shall  own,  operate,  manage  or
  control  the  existing  acute  inpatient  and  outpatient facilities and
  services now in operation on the grounds of the Valhalla campus.
    (c) Any such subsidiary may be authorized  to  act  as  a  general  or
  limited  partner  in a partnership or as a member of a limited liability
  company, and enter into  an  arrangement  calling  for  an  initial  and
  subsequent payment by such subsidiary in consideration of an interest in
  revenues or other contractual rights.
    (d) An entity shall be deemed a subsidiary corporation whenever and so
  long  as  (i) more than half of any voting shares of such subsidiary are
  owned or held by the corporation or (ii) a majority  of  the  directors,
  trustees or members of such subsidiary are designees of the corporation.