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Assembly Bill A6951

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a public outreach campaign regarding spina bifida prevention and awareness

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2009-A6951 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5550
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1884
2013-2014: A5933
2015-2016: A6979

2009-A6951 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a public outreach campaign regarding spina bifida prevention and awareness.

2009-A6951 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6951

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  spina  bifida
  education and outreach program

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public
health law, as added by chapter 573 of the laws of 2008,  is  relettered
paragraph (g) and a new paragraph (h) is added to read as follows:
  (H)  SPINA  BIFIDA,  A PERMANENTLY DISABLING BIRTH DEFECT OCCURRING AT
THE END OF THE FIRST MONTH OF PREGNANCY WHICH  INVOLVES  THE  INCOMPLETE
DEVELOPMENT  OF  THE SPINAL CORD OR ITS COVERINGS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
ENCOURAGING ALL WOMEN IN THEIR CHILD-BEARING  YEARS  TO  INCREASE  THEIR
FOLIC ACID INTAKE IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SPINA BIFIDA.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10347-01-9

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