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Assembly Bill A7003A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs within the department of health

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2011-A7003 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4550
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5366, S4157
2013-2014: A7436, S1426
2015-2016: S3246

2011-A7003 - Summary

Establishes a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs within the department of health to assess the asthma risk factors for the minority citizens of our state, counties and regions; identify the existing barriers to quality asthma treatment and care among minorities; develop action steps for addressing care issues; and launch a state-wide asthma awareness campaign to educate our citizens about the disease

2011-A7003 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7003

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND,
  GIBSON, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, N. RIVERA, P. RIVERA -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to establish a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. According to the  American
Lung  Association,  there  are over 1.6 million New Yorkers with asthma,
with over 380,000 of them being children. The annual cost of  asthma  is
estimated  to  be  nearly  18 billion dollars. Access to health care for
ethnic minorities is often hampered by socio-economic disparities, shor-
tages of primary care physicians in minority communities,  language  and
literacy barriers, and cultural beliefs about the role and usefulness of
medicines. There have emerged clear disparities in the burden and treat-
ment  of  asthma  in the communities of ethnic minorities. The burden of
asthma falls disproportionately on  the  African-American  and  Hispanic
populations,  and  especially  on  children  of these ethnic minorities.
Therefore, it is the intent of this legislature to create a coordinating
council to address these issues and to improve awareness and  management
of asthma prevention and treatment for minorities in this state.
  S  2. The commissioner of health shall establish a Minority Coordinat-
ing Council on Asthmatic Affairs. The commissioner shall appoint as many
members as he or she  determines  appropriate.  Such  members  shall  be
representative  of  those regions of the state with significant minority
populations and shall include health care professionals  with  knowledge
and  experience  in  the  prevention  and treatment of asthma and in the
areas of public health care funding. The council shall be  tasked  with:
(a)  assessing the asthma risk factors for the minority citizens of this
state, its counties and regions; (b) identifying the  existing  barriers
to  quality  asthma  treatment and care among minorities; (c) developing
action steps for addressing care issues; and (d) launching a  state-wide

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01414-01-1

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2011-A7003A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4550
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5366, S4157
2013-2014: A7436, S1426
2015-2016: S3246

2011-A7003A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs within the department of health to assess the asthma risk factors for the minority citizens of our state, counties and regions; identify the existing barriers to quality asthma treatment and care among minorities; develop action steps for addressing care issues; and launch a state-wide asthma awareness campaign to educate our citizens about the disease

2011-A7003A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7003--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND,
  GIBSON, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, N. RIVERA, P. RIVERA -- read once and referred
  to  the  Committee  on  Health  -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to establish a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs

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

  Section  1. Legislative findings and intent. According to the American
Lung Association, there are over 1.6 million New  Yorkers  with  asthma,
with  over  380,000 of them being children. The annual cost of asthma is
estimated to be nearly 18 billion dollars. Access  to  health  care  for
ethnic minorities is often hampered by socio-economic disparities, shor-
tages  of  primary care physicians in minority communities, language and
literacy barriers, and cultural beliefs about the role and usefulness of
medicines. There have emerged clear disparities in the burden and treat-
ment of asthma in the communities of ethnic minorities.  The  burden  of
asthma  falls  disproportionately  on  the African-American and Hispanic
populations, and especially on  children  of  these  ethnic  minorities.
Therefore, it is the intent of this legislature to create a coordinating
council  to address these issues and to improve awareness and management
of asthma prevention and treatment for minorities in this state.
  S 2. The commissioner of health shall establish a Minority  Coordinat-
ing Council on Asthmatic Affairs. The commissioner shall appoint as many
members  as  he  or  she  determines  appropriate. Such members shall be
representative of those regions of the state with  significant  minority
populations  and  shall include health care professionals with knowledge
and experience in the prevention and treatment  of  asthma  and  in  the
areas  of  public health care funding. The council shall be tasked with:
(a) assessing the asthma risk factors for the minority citizens of  this
state,  its  counties and regions; (b) identifying the existing barriers
to quality asthma treatment and care among  minorities;  (c)  developing

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01414-03-1

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