Assembly Actions -
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Apr 19, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S7521
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R) Senate District
2009-S7521 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §364-n, Soc Serv L
2009-S7521 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7521 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to chronic kidney disease pilot projects PURPOSE : Authorizes chronic kidney disease pilot projects. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends the social services law by adding a new section 364-n to authorize the commissioner of health to fund a pilot project for one year in a New York county to increase public and medical community awareness regarding chronic kidney disease; increase screening for chronic kidney disease; and enhance surveillance systems to better assess the prevalence and incidence of chronic kidney disease. The pilot project will be a voluntary program that will provide six kidney disease education services to individuals with stage IV chronic kidney disease who will require dialysis or a kidney transplant, furnished upon referral of a medical professional managing the
2009-S7521 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7521 I N S E N A T E April 19, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to chronic kidney disease pilot projects THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 364-n to read as follows: S 364-N. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PILOT PROJECT. 1. TO THE EXTENT OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH IS AUTHORIZED TO FUND A PILOT PROJECT FOR ONE YEAR IN ONE COUNTY IN NEW YORK STATE THAT: (A) INCREASES PUBLIC AND MEDICAL COMMUNITY AWARENESS (PARTICULARLY OF THOSE WHO TREAT PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION) REGARDING CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, FOCUSING ON PREVENTION; (B) INCREASES SCREENING FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, FOCUSING ON MEDI- CAID BENEFICIARIES AT RISK OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; AND (C) ENHANCES SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS TO BETTER ASSESS THE PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. 2. THE PILOT PROJECT ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL PROVIDE KIDNEY DISEASE EDUCATION SERVICES THAT ARE: (A) FURNISHED TO AN INDIVIDUAL WITH STAGE IV CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE WHO, ACCORDING TO ACCEPTED CLINICAL GUIDELINES IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMIS- SIONER OF HEALTH, WILL REQUIRE DIALYSIS OR A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT; (B) FURNISHED, UPON REFERRAL OF THE PHYSICIAN MANAGING THE INDIVID- UAL'S KIDNEY CONDITION, BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE, NURSE PRACTITIONER OR RURAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER; AND (C) DESIGNED TO: (I) PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT OF COMORBIDITIES, INCLUDING THE PURPOSES OF DELAYING THE NEED FOR DIALYSIS, THE PREVENTION OF UREMIC COMPLICATIONS AND EACH OPTION FOR RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY, INCLUDING HEMODIALYSIS AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS AT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16624-02-0
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