Assembly Bill A9015

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs commissioner of health and commissioner of developmental disabilities to require pediatric care providers to screen for autism; repealer

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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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2011-A9015 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2500-j, add §2500-k, Pub Health L; add §16.39, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8251
2013-2014: A534

2011-A9015 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health and commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to jointly promulgate rules and regulations requiring pediatric health care providers to screen children beginning at the age of 18 months for autism spectrum disorders during each wellness and preventative care examination.

2011-A9015 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9015

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI, P. RIVERA, MAISEL, ABBATE, DUPREY,
  LIFTON, TITONE, CALHOUN, RAIA, TOBACCO, McDONOUGH, ARROYO,  BENEDETTO,
  PEOPLES-STOKES,  ROBINSON,  COOK,  GIBSON,  CASTRO,  CLARK,  JAFFEE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BARCLAY,  BOYLAND,  BURLING,  BUTLER,
  CAMARA,  CONTE,  CROUCH,  FINCH,  GABRYSZAK,  GIGLIO,  HOOPER, JACOBS,
  JORDAN, MARKEY, McENENY, McKEVITT, J. MILLER, PERRY, RABBITT,  REILLY,
  SALADINO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law and the mental hygiene law, in
  relation to directing the commissioner of health and the  commissioner
  of the office for people with developmental disabilities to promulgate
  rules  and  regulations  requiring every child beginning at the age of
  eighteen months to be examined for autism spectrum disorders;  and  to
  repeal  section  2500-j of the public health law relating to screening
  children for autism spectrum disorders

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

  Section 1. Section 2500-j of the public health law is REPEALED.
  S  2.  The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2500-k
to read as follows:
  S 2500-K. PEDIATRIC WELLNESS VISITS;  SCREENING  FOR  AUTISM  SPECTRUM
DISORDERS.  1.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, JOINTLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND ON OR  BEFORE
MAY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN,  PROMULGATE  RULES AND REGULATIONS
REQUIRING EVERY PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER, CONDUCTING  A  WELLNESS
AND  PREVENTATIVE  CARE  EXAMINATION,  ON  OR AFTER SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND THIRTEEN, OF A CHILD EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF AGE OR OLDER, TO SCREEN
SUCH CHILD FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS.
  2. IN ADDITION, SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL ESTABLISH  GUIDELINES
AND PROTOCOLS FOR:
  (A)  THE  BEST PRACTICES FOR THE SCREENING FOR AND DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM
SPECTRUM DISORDERS;
  (B) THE EMPLOYMENT OF OBJECTIVE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER TOOLS; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06756-02-2

              

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