§ 16-03 Physicians Employed by Health & Hospitals Corporation Designated to Perform Special Vehicle Identification Parking Permit Certifications.
RCNY § 16-03
The Department may use physicians, made available for this purpose by the Health & Hospitals Corporation pursuant to a contract entered into by the Department with the Health & Hospitals Corporation and the Department of Transportation, to perform medical certifications of Special Vehicle Identification Parking Permit applications submitted to the Department of Transportation. Such physicians, employed by the Health & Hospitals Corporation, shall be qualified to certify persons for a Special Vehicle Identification Parking Permit as possessing a "permanent disability seriously impairing mobility" in accordance with Section 2903(15)(a) of the Charter and the criteria specified in 24 RCNY § 16-02 above. A practitioner in an appropriate field of specialization may be used to perform a medical certification when deemed necessary by the non-specialist/physician assessing the person's medical eligibility for a SVIPP.
