Senate Bill S3817

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the department of health to establish an internet website to advance women's health initiatives

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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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2013-S3817 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4465
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2 Title VI ยง266, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A10756

2013-S3817 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of health to establish an internet website to advance women's health initiatives.

2013-S3817 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3817 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3817

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 21, 2013
                               ___________

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 public health law, in  relation  to  establishing  a
  women's health website

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

  Section 1. Article 2 of the public health law is amended by  adding  a
new title VI to read as follows:
                                 TITLE VI
                             WOMEN'S HEALTH
SECTION 266. DEPARTMENT WEBSITE.
  S 266. DEPARTMENT WEBSITE. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAIN-
TAIN  AN  INTERNET  WEBSITE  FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING WOMEN'S HEALTH
INITIATIVES.  THE WEBSITE SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES  OF
EDUCATING  THE  PUBLIC  AND  RAISING AWARENESS OF WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES,
PROVIDE LINKS TO USEFUL RESOURCES AND ENCOURAGE THE USE OF SERVICES  NOW
MADE  MORE  WIDELY AVAILABLE TO THE WOMEN OF NEW YORK STATE. THE WEBSITE
SHALL ALSO PROMOTE  THE  FOLLOWING  PREVENTATIVE  SERVICES  NOW  COVERED
PURSUANT  TO  FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATION, AND EXPLAIN THAT SUCH SERVICES
MUST BE COVERED WITH NO COST SHARING:
  (A) ANEMIA SCREENING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN;
  (B) BACTERIURIA URINARY TRACT OR OTHER INFECTION SCREENING  FOR  PREG-
NANT WOMEN;
  (C) BRCA COUNSELING ABOUT GENETIC TESTING FOR WOMEN AT HIGHER RISK;
  (D)  BREAST  CANCER  MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS EVERY ONE TO TWO YEARS FOR
WOMEN OVER AGE FORTY;
  (E) BREAST CANCER CHEMOPREVENTION COUNSELING FOR WOMEN AT HIGHER RISK;
  (F) BREASTFEEDING COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND  COUNSELING  FROM  TRAINED
PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO BREASTFEEDING SUPPLIES, FOR PREGNANT AND
NURSING WOMEN;
  (G) CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING FOR SEXUALLY ACTIVE WOMEN;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09126-01-3
              

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