Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 06, 2016 |
reported referred to rules |
May 23, 2016 |
reported referred to codes |
May 16, 2016 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A10184
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOTTFRIED
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2015-A10184 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7683
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2781-b, Pub Health L
2015-A10184 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10184 I N A S S E M B L Y May 16, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred 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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