Section 4704. Shared health facilities; registration  


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  • 1. No shared health
      facility shall be operated unless the owner of the premises in which the
      shared health facility is located or, if  the  structure  in  which  the
      shared  health  facility is located has been leased pursuant to a lease,
      the lessee, shall:
        (a) possess a valid registration issued pursuant to this article which
      registration may specify the kind or kinds of services the  facility  is
      authorized to provide; and
        (b)  establish  and  maintain  a  uniform system of reports and audits
      meeting the requirements of the commissioner.
        2. Application for a registration for a shared health  facility  shall
      be  made  upon  such  forms  and  at  such  times  as  prescribed by the
      department.  The application shall contain:
        (i) the name of the facility;
        (ii) the kind or kinds of service to be provided;
        (iii) the location and physical description of the facility;
        (iv) the name and residence address of every  person,  partnership  or
      corporation  having  any  financial interest in the ownership (including
      leasehold ownership) of the facility and  the  structure  in  which  the
      facility is located;
        (v)  the  name  and  residence address of every person, partnership or
      corporation holding any mortgage, lien, leasehold or any other  security
      interest  in  the  shared health facility or in any equipment located in
      and used in connection with  a  shared  health  facility,  and  a  brief
      description of such lien or security interest;
        (vi)  the  name,  residence address and professional license number of
      every practitioner participating in the shared health facility;
        (vii) the name and residence address of the individual  designated  to
      assume responsibility for the central coordination and management of the
      activities of the shared health facility; and
        (viii) such other information as the department may require.
        3.  Any  person  who operates a shared health facility without a valid
      registration issued pursuant to this article  shall  be  liable  to  the
      people  of  the  state  for  a  civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand
      dollars for every such violation.