assembly Bill A3709

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for a program of asthma disease management and control within the department of health

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to health
Jan 30, 2017 referred to health

A3709 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27-BB §§2725 - 2728, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5453
2013-2014: A6507
2015-2016: A8502
2019-2020: A7024
2021-2022: A6976

A3709 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a program of asthma disease management and control within the department of health; such program shall provide various services to health care providers, patients, and others; authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants; provides for a study of asthma incidence and prevalence (view more) provides for an annual report on the program; establishes an advisory panel.

A3709 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3709

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
  asthma prevention and education program

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings and  purpose.  The  legislature  finds
that  asthma  is  a  chronic,  potentially life-threatening, respiratory
illness that affects over a million New Yorkers,  including  many  thou-
sands of children and adolescents. Asthma is the leading cause of school
absences  attributed  to  chronic  conditions.  Asthma  is also directly
linked to large and growing  inpatient  bills  for  medicaid  and  other
health care payers. Therefore, the legislature finds that establishing a
comprehensive statewide asthma prevention management and control program
which  coordinates  the  efforts  of  individuals, families, health care
providers, schools and community-based organizations is  in  the  public
interest and would benefit the people of the state of New York.
  § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 27-BB to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 27-BB
                  ASTHMA DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
SECTION 2725. ASTHMA DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL PROGRAM.
        2726. STUDY OF ASTHMA INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE.
        2727. ASTHMA DISEASE ADVISORY PANEL.
        2728. ANNUAL REPORT.
  §  2725.  ASTHMA  DISEASE  MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS
HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THE ASTHMA DISEASE  MANAGEMENT  AND
CONTROL  PROGRAM  (HEREINAFTER  REFERRED  TO  IN  THIS  ARTICLE  AS  THE
"PROGRAM"). THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM  IS  TO  PROMOTE  ASTHMA  DISEASE
MANAGEMENT  AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ABOUT ASTHMA TO PEOPLE WHO SUFFER

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08981-01-7