1. (1) The New York State Department of Health shall establish or designate a policy committee to make recommendations on SHIN-NY policy guidance and standards.
2. (2) Policy committee agendas, meeting minutes, white papers and recommendations shall be made publicly available.

3. (3) The New York State Department of Health shall consider SHIN-NY policy guidance recommendations made through the statewide collaboration process and may accept or reject SHIN-NY policy guidance recommendations at its sole discretion.

   (b) Minimum contents of SHIN-NY policy guidance.

   SHIN-NY policy guidance standards shall include, but not be limited to policies and procedures on:

4. (1) privacy and security;
5. (2) monitoring and enforcement;
6. (3) minimum service requirements;
7. (4) organizational characteristics of qualified entities; and
8. (5) qualified entity certification.

(a) SHIN-NY policy guidance.

The New York State Department of Health shall establish SHIN-NY policy guidance as set forth below: