NY State Senate Bill 2017-S2094

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Jan 03, 2018	referred to health
Jan 12, 2017	referred to health

2017-S2094 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2500-l, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S6590

2017-S2094 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain protocols related to Type 1 diabetes testing of children.

2017-S2094 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2094

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to Type 1 diabetes
testing of children

 PURPOSE :

This bill will require type 1 diabetes testing of children receiving
health services when they present with two or more symptoms.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends the public health law by adding a new section 2500-1
which provides for the testing of type 1 diabetes in children.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Most people are familiar with type 2 diabetes, but type 1 diabetes,
formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is far less common.  Type 1
diabetes (T1D) accounts for 5% of diabetes cases in the United States.
The lack of awareness of type 1 diabetes, compounded with the fact
that the signs and symptoms are often mistaken for the flu or strep

throat leads too often to missed diagnoses. Untreated, TID causes
serious complications or death.

According to the CDC, while there has been a decline in diabetes
deaths rates among children in the past 30 years, there has also been
an increase in the incidence of TID for U.S. children. Moreover, death
rates have increased slightly in children between the ages of 10 and
19. These tragic deaths illustrate how dangerous undiagnosed T1D can
be. The CDC's study demonstrates the need for improved diagnosis. As
the condition can escalate quickly, it is imminent that T1D be
diagnosed and treatment begin immediately. It is paramount to know the
warning signs of the disease, including: increased thirst, Frequent
urination, Extreme hunger, Unintended weight loss, fatigue and
weakness, irritability and other mood changes, and blurred vision.

With timely diagnosis and proper care, a patient can live a normal
life. With untimely diagnosis, a patient may lose his life. When
children go to the doctor, a simple finger prick and one drop of blood
is all that is needed to test for TID, rather than dismissing it as
flu or strep. This legislation seeks to ensure timely diagnosis. By
requiring the testing of any child who presents with two or more
symptoms of TID, this legislation will increase awareness for TID and
decrease childhood diabetes mortality rates.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

S.6590 of 2016.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
180 days after becoming law.

2017-S2094 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2094
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  Type  1  diabetes
   testing of children
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2500-l to read as follows:
   §  2500-L.  TYPE  1  DIABETES; TESTING OF CHILDREN. 1. EVERY CHILD WHO
 RECEIVES HEALTH SERVICES AS AN INPATIENT IN A GENERAL  HOSPITAL  DEFINED
 IN  SUBDIVISION  TEN OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER
 OR WHO RECEIVES PRIMARY CARE SERVICES IN  AN  OUTPATIENT  DEPARTMENT  OF
 SUCH  HOSPITAL  OR  IN  A DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER LICENSED UNDER
 ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER OR  FROM  A  PHYSICIAN,  PHYSICIANS
 ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER PROVIDING PRIMARY CARE WHO PRESENTS WITH
 TWO  OR  MORE  SYMPTOMS  FOR TYPE 1 DIABETES SHALL BE PROVIDED A PRIMARY
 SCREENING OF A RANDOM BLOOD SUGAR TEST.
   2. WHERE A CHILD'S RANDOM BLOOD SUGAR  TEST  INDICATES  A  HIGH  BLOOD
 GLUCOSE READING, THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SHALL CONDUCT A GLYCATED HEMO-
 GLOBIN (A1C) TEST.
   3.  IF THE A1C TEST INDICATES DIABETES, THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SHALL
 EITHER OFFER THE CHILD FOLLOW-UP HEALTH CARE  OR  REFER  THE  PARENT  OR
 GUARDIAN  OF THE CHILD TO A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO CAN PROVIDE FOLLOW-
 UP HEALTH CARE.
   4. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT AFFECT THE SCOPE OF  PRACTICE  OF  A  HEALTH
 CARE PRACTITIONER.
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS NECES-
 SARY TO CARRY OUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04875-01-7

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

2017-S2094 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S2094 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S2094 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2094 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

2017-S2094 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S2094 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S2094 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2094 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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