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Assembly Bill A5624

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a task force on women's health care and managed care; provides for expiration

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2009-A5624 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง4406-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A6605

2009-A5624 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a task force of thirteen members on women's health care and managed care to study the relationship of one to the other and any deficiencies in women's health care and whether such deficiencies are exacerbated by managed care and how women's health care can be improved; provides for expiration of provisions.

2009-A5624 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5624

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MOLINARO, KOLB, WALKER, McKEVITT, COOK -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BACALLES,  BARCLAY,  BARRA,  BURLING,
  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  FINCH,  GIGLIO,  HAWLEY,  P. LOPEZ,  QUINN, SAYWARD,
  SPANO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  establishing  a
  task  force  on women's health care and managed care and providing for
  the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

  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
4406-f to read as follows:
  S 4406-F. TASK FORCE ON WOMEN'S  HEALTH  CARE  AND  MANAGED  CARE.  1.
THERE  IS  HEREBY  CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT A TASK FORCE ON WOMEN'S
HEALTH CARE AND MANAGED CARE. THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST  OF  THIRTEEN
MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: SEVEN MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE
GOVERNOR,  INCLUDING  ONE  REPRESENTATIVE  EACH  FROM  THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH, THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE  INSURANCE  DEPARTMENT;  TWO
MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; ONE MEMBER TO BE
APPOINTED  BY  THE  MINORITY  LEADER  OF THE ASSEMBLY; TWO MEMBERS TO BE
APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND ONE MEMBER TO  BE
APPOINTED  BY  THE  MINORITY  LEADER OF THE SENATE.  THE MEMBER FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE TASK  FORCE  AND
THE  COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH MAY ASSIGN SUCH PERSONNEL WITHIN THE AMOUNTS
APPROPRIATED AS IS  NECESSARY  TO  CARRY  OUT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
SECTION.
  2.  THE  TASK  FORCE  SHALL  STUDY  AND EVALUATE THE EXISTING STATE OF
WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE AND HOW SUCH CARE IS AFFECTED BY MANAGED CARE.    IN
CONDUCTING  THIS  STUDY  THE  TASK  FORCE SHALL UTILIZE THE DEPARTMENT'S
BUREAU OF WOMEN'S HEALTH AND THE OFFICE OF MANAGED CARE FOR THE PURPOSES
OF GATHERING INFORMATION REGARDING THE TASK FORCE'S DUTIES AS SET  FORTH
IN THIS SECTION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07095-01-9
              

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