Certain health care facilities licensed under Article 28 of the Public Health Law are required to submit data at least once a month to SPARCS. The following Article 28 licensed facilities are currently required to submit data to SPARCS:
- Hospitals
- Hospital Extension Clinics licensed for ambulatory surgery services
- Diagnostic and Treatment Centers (D&TC) licensed for ambulatory surgery services
- D&TC Extension Clinics licensed for ambulatory surgery. Facilities are required to submit their data under their assigned Facility Identifier (formerly known as Permanent Facility Identifier [PFI]).