Assembly Actions -
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Aug 11, 2014 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7934
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
(D) Senate District
2013-S7934 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2507, Pub Health L; amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
2013-S7934 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7934 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to providing drug screening for certain children; and to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing coverage for such drug screening PURPOSE: To ensure that children between the ages of 12 and 18 can be screened annually for illegal drugs as part of their annual physical examination by a licensed health care professional. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the Public Health Law by adding a new Section 2507, allowing for drug screening as part of an annual physical provided by a health care professional to a child between the ages of 12 and 18, with the drugs screened for to be determined by the Commissioner of Health. It further provides that a positive screen, absent any other proof of neglect or abuse does not meet the criteria of a reportable incident under article six of the social services law. Section 2 adds a new paragraph 32 to subsection (i) of Section 3216 of the Insurance Law, mandating health insurance coverage for pediatric
2013-S7934 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7934 I N S E N A T E August 11, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. TKACZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing drug screening for certain children; and to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing coverage for such drug screening THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2507 to read as follows: S 2507. DRUG SCREENING FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN. 1. EVERY CHILD TWELVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER BUT YOUNGER THAN NINETEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY AS PART OF HIS OR HER ANNUAL PHYSICAL PROVIDED BY A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, BE SCREENED FOR THE USE OF DRUGS. DRUGS THAT SHALL BE SCREENED FOR UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL" SHALL MEAN A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL APPROPRIATELY LICENSED, REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED PURSU- ANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW. 2. A POSITIVE RESULT TO ANY TEST RECEIVED UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED BY A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL PURSUANT TO TITLE SIX OF ARTICLE SIX OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW IN THE ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE THAT SUCH CHILD HAS OTHERWISE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF NEGLECT OR ABUSE. S 2. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 32 to read as follows: (32)(A) EVERY HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED OR DELIVERED IN THIS STATE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR DRUG SCREENING AS ESTABLISHED BY SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. (B) COVERAGE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO DEDUCTIBLES, COINSURANCE, OR COPAYMENTS. (C) ANY REIMBURSEMENT MADE PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH TO A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SHALL BE MADE WITHOUT DISCLOSURE TO ANY PARTY OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH DRUG SCREENING. DISCLOSURE OF THE RESULTS MAY ONLY BE MADE WITH THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE PARENT OF SUCH CHILD, OR IF SUCH CHILD IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, WITH THE CONSENT OF SUCH CHILD. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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