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New York State Coalition of Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLPs)
In 2008, we spearheaded the New York State Coalition of Medical-Legal Partnerships ("the Coalition").
Established with support from the New York State Health Foundation, the Coalition's goal is to serve
as a mechanism whereby existing and new MLPs can exchange information and resources. The Coalition now
consists of 14 active medical-legal partnerships and 40 individual members. We had a very successful
statewide conference in June 2009 and have created a list serve to actively engage and support
collaborative associations between healthcare providers and lawyers.
An important focus of the Coalition is to support legislation to amend the Public Health Law and
establish a statewide medical-legal partnership within the Department of Health. The Coalition plans
to build momentum for the legislation, through aggressive mail campaigns to all State and City
legislators, and the creation of a statement of support to be sent to health and legal organizations
for their signatures and endorsements.
If you feel your partnership can benefit from our technical assistance, please send me an
e-mail at rretkin@nylag.org
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