Facilities covered under Article 28 of the Public Health Law are required to submit data to SPARCS. The following Article 28 licensed facilities are currently required to submit data to SPARCS:
- General Hospitals
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Hospital Extension Clinics
- Including those licensed for ambulatory surgery services
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Excluding the following:
- Offices of mental health facilities
- Veteran hospitals
- Designated hospices
- Diagnostic and Treatment Centers (D&TC) licensed for ambulatory surgery services
- Nursing homes
- Midwifery birth centers
These facilities are required to submit their data under their assigned Facility Identifier (formerly known as Permanent Facility Identifier [PFI]).
Under the statutory authority of Article 28, Section 3401 of the Public Health Law (PHL), and Title 10 of the New York Codes of Rules and Regulations (NYCRR), Part 405, providers who do not qualify or choose not to operate as private practices may be licensed by the State to operate free-standing clinics, known as Diagnostic and Treatment Centers (D&TCs). These free-standing clinics are separately owned and are not operated by a hospital. By contrast, clinics that are owned and operated by a hospital are known as Hospital Extension Clinics. Some D&TCs are also federally certified to provide specialized services, such as surgery or dialysis.