Senate Bill S6696A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for respiratory disease and obesity managements

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S6696 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9186
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง2111, 2411, 2599-b, 2599-c, 2500, 2505, 2505-a, 2515, 2515-a & 2522, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S1528, A6506

2013-S6696 - Summary

Relates to combating the incidence of adult and childhood obesity and respiratory diseases; includes certain respiratory diseases and obesity in disease management demonstration programs; enacts provisions to reduce the incidence of certain respiratory diseases; expands the collection and reporting of data on obesity in the state

2013-S6696 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6696 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6696

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 28, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  KLEIN, CARLUCCI, SAVINO -- 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 including  certain
  respiratory  diseases  and  obesity  within  disease management demon-
  stration programs (Part  A);  to  amend  the  public  health  law,  in
  relation  to  the reduction of emphysema, chronic bronchitis and other
  chronic respiratory diseases in children (Part B); to amend the public
  health law, in relation to directing the health research science board
  to study respiratory diseases and  obesity  (Part  C);  to  amend  the
  public  health  law,  in  relation to breastfeeding of infants and the
  adolescent pregnancy nutrition counseling program (Part D);  to  amend
  the  education  law,  in  relation  to screening for childhood obesity
  (Part E); to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  school  lunch
  periods (Part F); and to amend the insurance law and the public health
  law,  in  relation  to  making  actuarially  appropriate reductions in
  health insurance premiums in return for  an  enrollee's  or  insured's
  participation in a qualified wellness program (Part G)

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

  Section 1.  This act enacts into law major components  of  legislation
which  combat  the  incidence of adult and child obesity and respiratory
diseases.  Each component is wholly contained within a  Part  identified
as  Parts  A through G. The effective date for each particular provision
contained within such Part is set forth in  the  last  section  of  such
Part.  Any  provision  in any section contained within a Part, including
the effective date of the Part, which makes a reference to a section "of
this act", when used in connection with that particular component, shall
be deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding section of the Part  in
which  it  is  found.   Section three of this act sets forth the general
effective date of this act.

                                 PART A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14161-02-4

              

co-Sponsors

2013-S6696A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9186
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง2111, 2411, 2599-b, 2599-c, 2500, 2505, 2505-a, 2515, 2515-a & 2522, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S1528, A6506

2013-S6696A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to combating the incidence of adult and childhood obesity and respiratory diseases; includes certain respiratory diseases and obesity in disease management demonstration programs; enacts provisions to reduce the incidence of certain respiratory diseases; expands the collection and reporting of data on obesity in the state

2013-S6696A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6696A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6696--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 28, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  KLEIN, CARLUCCI, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Health
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to including  certain
  respiratory  diseases  and  obesity  within  disease management demon-
  stration programs (Part  A);  to  amend  the  public  health  law,  in
  relation  to  the reduction of emphysema, chronic bronchitis and other
  chronic respiratory diseases in children (Part B); to amend the public
  health law, in relation to directing the health research science board
  to study respiratory diseases and obesity (Part C); and to  amend  the
  public  health  law,  in  relation to breastfeeding of infants and the
  adolescent pregnancy nutrition counseling program (Part D)

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

  Section  1.   This act enacts into law major components of legislation
which combat the incidence of adult and child  obesity  and  respiratory
diseases.    Each component is wholly contained within a Part identified
as Parts A through D. The effective date for each  particular  provision
contained  within  such  Part  is  set forth in the last section of such
Part. Any provision in any section contained within  a  Part,  including
the effective date of the Part, which makes a reference to a section "of
this act", when used in connection with that particular component, shall
be  deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding section of the Part in
which it is found.  Section three of this act  sets  forth  the  general
effective date of this act.

                                 PART A

  Section  1.  Subdivisions 2 and 4 of section 2111 of the public health
law, as added by section 21 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 2004,
are amended to read as follows:
  2. The department shall establish the criteria  by  which  individuals
will  be  identified  as  eligible  for  enrollment in the demonstration

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

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