New York State Department of Health Bureau of Hospital Certification Director's State Hospital Code Correspondence Files
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
The State Hospital Code sets minimum standards for construction and operation of medical facilities, qualified professional
personnel, quality and adequacy of care, and cost of services at residential health care facilities. These files contain the
correspondence of the bureau director, Julius Katzive, concerning interpretation and amendment of the State Hospital Code.
There are inquiries from hospital administrators and public health officials; internal memoranda and responses; proposed revisions
of the code; and reaction to such proposals from the medical community.
Creator:
Title:
Director's state hospital code correspondence files
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1966-1971
Series Number:
10579
Arrangement
Numerical by State Hospital Code section, then in reverse chronological order by date of outgoing correspondence.
Administrative History
The State Hospital Code, established in 1966, sets minimum standards for construction and operation of medical facilities,
qualified professional personnel, the quality and adequacy of care, and cost of services at residential health care facilities
in New York State.
Scope and Content Note
Files contain the incoming and outgoing correspondence of the bureau director, Julius A. Katzive, M.D., concerning interpretation
and amendment of the State Hospital Code. There are inquiries from hospital administrators and public health officials; internal
memoranda and responses to inquiries; proposed revisions of the code; and reaction to such proposals from the professional
medical community. Issues provoking the strongest reactions were introduction of a mandatory uterine cytology program for
certain hospital admissions; changes in the chest x-ray tuberculosis screening program for general hospital admissions; and
determinations of hospital compliance with Code standards for adequate facilities and qualified professional personnel.
Related Material
A0783 Correspondence Relating to State Hospital Code, contains files which post-date this series.
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Detailed Description
| Contents |
Box |
Folder |
Accretion: 10579-83 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 700.2 - Definitions |
1 |
1 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 700.2(b)(12) - Qualifications of Hospital Administrator |
1 |
2 |
| State Hospital Code - Part 701 - Operating Certificates |
1 |
3 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 701.3 - Changes in Existing Medical Facilities |
1 |
4 |
| State Hospital Code - Part 702 - Environmental Health |
1 |
5 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 702.2 - Housekeeping |
1 |
6 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 702.3 - Fire and Safety |
1 |
7 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 702.5 - Linen and Laundry |
1 |
8 |
| State Hospital Code - Part 703 - Ambulatory Services |
1 |
9 |
| State Hospital Code - Part 704 - Patient or Resident Transfer |
1 |
10 |
| State Hospital Code - Part 705 - Hospital Ambulance Services |
1 |
11 |
| State Hospital Code - Part 710 - Approval for Medical Facility Construction |
1 |
12 |
| State Hospital Code - Part 711 - Standards of Construction |
1 |
13 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 711.4(h) - Toilet, Bath, and Shower Facilities |
1 |
14 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 711.4(k) - Space Requirements |
1 |
15 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 711.4(n) - Utility Rooms |
1 |
16 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 712.21 - Elevators |
1 |
17 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 712.6 - Surgical Facilities |
1 |
18 |
| State Hospital Code - Part 720 - Hospital Operation |
1 |
19 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.1 - Governing Authority |
1 |
20 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.3 - General Administration Policies |
1 |
21 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.5 - Records and Reports |
1 |
22 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.6 - Personnel |
1 |
23 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.7 - Admitting Department |
1 |
24 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.7 - Uterine Cytology |
1 |
25 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.7(h) - Routine Chest X-ray |
1 |
26 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.7(o) - Medical Record Department |
2 |
1 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.10 - Dietary Department |
2 |
2 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.12 - Radiology Department |
2 |
3 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.13 - Operating Room |
2 |
4 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.14 - Anesthesia Department |
2 |
5 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.17 - Emergency Department |
2 |
6 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 720.20 - Medical Record Department |
2 |
7 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 721.1 - Medical Staff |
2 |
8 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 721.6 - Podiatry Services |
2 |
9 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 721.8 - Modification of Qualifications of Medical Staff |
2 |
10 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 721.9 - Residents, Interns, and Students |
2 |
11 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 722.1 - Applicability |
2 |
12 |
| State Hospital Code - Part 722 - Maternal, Child Health, and Newborn Services |
2 |
13 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 722.2 - Definition of Terms |
2 |
14 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 722.3 - Standards of Care of Newborn Infants and Patients on the Maternity Service |
2 |
15 |
| State Hospital Code - Part 730 - Nursing Home Operation |
2 |
16 |
| State Hospital Code - Section 730.2 - Admissions |
2 |
17 |
| State Hospital Code - Part 770 - Certification of Rates |
2 |
18 |
| State Hospital Code - Subchapter H |
2 |
19 |
| State Hospital Code - Subchapter K - Health Related Facilities |
2 |
20 |
