Assembly Bill A11478

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of the New York state task force on health care cost reduction through entrepreneurial innovation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A11478 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8028
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add §139, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2889
2013-2014: S1716
2015-2016: S3579
2017-2018: S1343

2009-A11478 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of the New York State Task Force on Health Care Cost Reduction through Entrepreneurial Innovation.

2009-A11478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  11478

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 16, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Alessi) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Economic  Development,  Job
  Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN  ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the estab-
  lishment of the  New  York  state  task  force  on  health  care  cost
  reduction through entrepreneurial innovation

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The economic development law is amended  by  adding  a  new
section 139 to read as follows:
  S 139. NEW YORK STATE TASK FORCE ON HEALTH CARE COST REDUCTION THROUGH
ENTREPRENEURIAL  INNOVATION. 1. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT OPPORTUNITIES
EXIST TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, AND  HEALTH  THROUGH  NONSURGICAL
AND  NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL MEANS BY ENCOURAGING COOPERATION OF HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS, MANUFACTURERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, RESEARCHERS  AND  ENGINEERS
TO  DEVELOP  INNOVATIVE  SOLUTIONS. BY DEVELOPING PRODUCTS THAT HELP OUR
SENIORS STAY IN THEIR HOMES LONGER, PEOPLE ON SPECIAL DIETS GET THE FOOD
THAT THEY NEED AT A COST THEY CAN AFFORD, OR ENABLING  REMOTE  EMERGENCY
WORKERS  TO  RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY, ULTIMATELY, HEALTH CARE COSTS ARE
REDUCED. THEREFORE, THE LEGISLATURE ESTABLISHES THE NEW YORK STATE  TASK
FORCE  ON  HEALTH CARE COST REDUCTION THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION
IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PLAN  FOR  DEVELOPMENT  OF
INDUSTRIES  THAT  DELIVER  PRODUCTS  AND  SERVICES TO REDUCE THE COST OF
HEALTH CARE  WHILE  CREATING  JOBS  AND  STIMULATING  ECONOMIC  ACTIVITY
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SHALL
ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO UNDERTAKE AN ASSESSMENT OF CONDITIONS THAT ARE
TREATED IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WHERE COSTS ARE LOWERED THROUGH USE OF
CURRENTLY  AVAILABLE  OR NEW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AND DEVELOP A PLAN FOR
NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC, NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND PRIVATE HEALTH CARE  PROVIDERS
TO WORK TOGETHER WITH INNOVATIVE SERVICE AND MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES TO
DEVELOP  AND  PROMOTE  THE  USE OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT
LOWER  HEALTH  CARE  COST  WHILE  IMPROVING  HEALTH  CARE  OUTCOMES  FOR
PATIENTS,  CAREGIVERS  AND  COMMUNITIES.  THE  TASK  FORCE SHALL ISSUE A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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