Legal Opinion
Opn. No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided May 16, 1990Published
1Opinion of the Court
Requestor: Honorable David Axelrod, Commissioner New York State Department of Health Corning Tower Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12237
Written by: Robert Abrams, Attorney General
Your counsel has requested our opinion as to the authority of the Department of Health to make inquiry into the background of an applicant seeking approval to operate health care facilities in the State of New York. Specifically, the question is whether the Department may consider various sources of information with regard to certain incidents which led to the applicant's arrest in Lynn, Massachusetts. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hynes v. KarassikNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re AnonymousAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- MATTER OF SKYLINE INN CORP. v. New York State Liquor Auth.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Lacey v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- K.C.B. Bakeries, Inc. v. ButcherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988