Assembly Bill A903

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for review by the department of health of policies and practices regarding HIV, AIDS and HCV at correctional facilities

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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-A903 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3842
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง206, Pub Health L

2009-A903 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of health to review any policy or practice instituted in facilities operated by the department of correctional services and in local correctional facilities regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and hepatitis C including the prevention of the transmission of HIV, HCV and the treatment of AIDS among inmates.

2009-A903 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A903 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   903

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED, AUBRY, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, PEOPLES,
  BRODSKY,  JOHN,  MILLMAN,  ROBINSON,  ESPAILLAT,  BOYLAND,  ROSENTHAL,
  KAVANAGH,  JAFFEE  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BRENNAN,
  BROOK-KRASNY,  CAHILL,  CLARK,  COOK,  CYMBROWITZ,  DIAZ,   EDDINGTON,
  FARRELL,  GANTT,  GLICK,  GREENE,  HOOPER,  JACOBS,  KELLNER,  LIFTON,
  V. LOPEZ, MARKEY, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, ORTIZ, PERRY,  PHEFFER,  POWELL,
  PRETLOW,  J. RIVERA, P. RIVERA, SCARBOROUGH, SEMINERIO, TOWNS, WEISEN-
  BERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  department  of
  health  review of policies and practices in facilities operated by the
  department of correctional services, and in local correctional facili-
  ties regarding human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency
  syndrome and hepatitis C

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

  Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 26 to read as follows:
  26.  THE  COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO REVIEW ANY
POLICY OR PRACTICE INSTITUTED IN FACILITIES OPERATED BY  THE  DEPARTMENT
OF  CORRECTIONAL  SERVICES REGARDING HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV),
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS), AND HEPATITIS C (HCV) INCLUD-
ING THE PREVENTION OF THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV AND HCV AND THE  TREATMENT
OF AIDS, HIV AND HCV AMONG INMATES. SUCH REVIEW SHALL BE PERFORMED ANNU-
ALLY AND SHALL FOCUS ON WHETHER SUCH HIV, AIDS OR HCV POLICY OR PRACTICE
IS  CONSISTENT  WITH  CURRENT,  GENERALLY ACCEPTED MEDICAL STANDARDS AND
PROCEDURES USED TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV AND HCV AND TO  TREAT
AIDS,  HIV AND HCV AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN PERFORMING SUCH REVIEWS,
IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE QUALITY AND ADEQUACY  OF  CARE  AND  TREATMENT
PROVIDED,  DEPARTMENT  PERSONNEL  ARE  AUTHORIZED  TO ENTER CORRECTIONAL
FACILITIES AND INSPECT POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUALS AND  MEDICAL  PROTO-

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

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