Assembly Bill A8106A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to a lyme disease and tick-borne infection awareness and prevention program

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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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2015-A8106 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5803
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L

2015-A8106 - Summary

Relates to including a lyme disease and tick-borne infection awareness and prevention program within health care and wellness education and outreach programs.

2015-A8106 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8106

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to including  a  lyme
  disease  and  tick-borne  infection  awareness  and prevention program
  within the health care and wellness education and outreach program

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 207 of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows:
  (L) A LYME DISEASE AND TICK-BORNE INFECTION AWARENESS  AND  PREVENTION
PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION METHODS AGAINST
LYME  DISEASE  AND TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO GUIDELINES AND METHODS  OF  PREVENTION,  INCLUDING
THE  SAFE  USE  OF RECOMMENDED INSECT REPELLENTS, THE BEST PRACTICES FOR
TICK REMOVAL, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE REDUCTION OF EXPOSURE TO TICKS AND
APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION ONCE A TICK IS REMOVED FROM THE BODY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11381-01-5

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2015-A8106A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5803
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L

2015-A8106A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to including a lyme disease and tick-borne infection awareness and prevention program within health care and wellness education and outreach programs.

2015-A8106A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8106--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in  accordance
  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- 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  a  Lyme
  disease  and  tick-borne  infection  awareness  and prevention program
  within the health care and wellness education and outreach program

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 207 of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows:
  (M) A LYME DISEASE AND TICK-BORNE INFECTION AWARENESS  AND  PREVENTION
PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION METHODS AGAINST
LYME  DISEASE  AND TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO GUIDELINES AND METHODS  OF  PREVENTION,  INCLUDING
THE  SAFE  USE  OF RECOMMENDED INSECT REPELLENTS, THE BEST PRACTICES FOR
TICK REMOVAL, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE REDUCTION OF EXPOSURE TO TICKS AND
APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION ONCE A TICK IS REMOVED FROM THE BODY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11381-03-6

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