Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 12, 2016 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S7683
2015-2016 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
(D) Senate District
2015-S7683 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10184
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2781-b, Pub Health L
2015-S7683 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7683 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to minors' consent to HIV/AIDS testing, treatment and prevention PURPOSE : To enhance access to HIV-related prevention and treatment by authorizing minors to consent. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 adds a new § 2781-b to the Public Health Law authorizing minors' consent to HIV testing, prevention and treatment. Section 2 provides for an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Under NYS law, competent minors are allowed to consent to HIV testing without parental consent, but they do not have the statutory right to consent to prophylaxis for HIV or HIV treatment. These limits on a minor's right to consent can present a significant barrier to treatment and prevention. This bill would extend a minors' right to consent to treatment and would also assure that such information remains confidential so as not to create a barrier to accessing
2015-S7683 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7683 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2016 ___________ 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 minors' consent to HIV/AIDS testing, treatment and prevention 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 2781-b to read as follows: S 2781-B. ACCESS TO HIV/AIDS TESTING, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FOR MINORS. A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR OTHERWISE AUTHOR- IZED TO PRACTICE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE, MAY, CONSISTENT WITH THIS ARTICLE, TEST, DIAGNOSE, REFER, TREAT AND PRESCRIBE FOR HIV INFECTION, HIV RELATED ILLNESS, AND AIDS, INCLUDING PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT, AN INDIVID- UAL UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE WHO HAS THE CAPACITY TO CONSENT AND WHO HAS BEEN, MAY HAVE BEEN, OR IS AT RISK OF BEING EXPOSED, TO HIV OR AIDS. TESTING, DIAGNOSIS, REFERRAL, TREATMENT AND PRESCRIBING UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE CONSENT OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE INDIVIDUAL. HEALTH RECORDS AND OTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING SUCH TESTING, DIAGNOSIS, REFERRAL, TREATMENT OR PRESCRIBING SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL HIV RELATED INFORMATION AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15333-01-6
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