Assembly Bill A8900

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

In relation to lyme and tick-borne diseases

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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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Bill Amendments

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2017-A8900 - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 45-B §958, Exec L

2017-A8900 - Summary

Establishes a Lyme and tick-borne disease working group to review current best practices for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Lyme and tick-borne diseases.

2017-A8900 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8900
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a Lyme
   and tick-borne diseases working group
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 45-B
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 45-B
                LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES WORKING GROUP
 SECTION 958. LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES WORKING GROUP.
   § 958. LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES WORKING GROUP. 1. THERE IS  HEREBY
 CREATED IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT A LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES WORK-
 ING GROUP CONSISTING OF THE:
   (A) COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH;
   (B) COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH;
   (C) COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION;
   (D)  SUPERINTENDENT  OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, WHO SHALL SERVE EX OFFICIO
 AND WHO MAY DESIGNATE REPRESENTATIVES TO ACT ON THEIR BEHALF; AND
   (E) SIX ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
   2. THE GOVERNOR SHALL ALSO APPOINT EIGHT MEMBERS TO THE WORKING  GROUP
 ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AS FOLLOWS:
   (A)  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE  SHALL RECOMMEND THREE
 MEMBERS;
   (B) THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL RECOMMEND THREE MEMBERS;
   (C) THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE SHALL RECOMMEND ONE MEMBER; AND
   (D) THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL RECOMMEND ONE MEMBER.
   3. MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE WORKING GROUP SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED  TO,  AT  LEAST  ONE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING, EACH OF WHOM MUST
 HAVE EXPERIENCED WORKING WITH ISSUES  RELATED  TO  LYME  AND  TICK-BORNE
 DISEASES:
   (A) AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST;
   (B) A GENERAL PRACTITIONER;
   (C) A MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2017-A8900A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 45-B §958, Exec L

2017-A8900A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a Lyme and tick-borne disease working group to review current best practices for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Lyme and tick-borne diseases.

2017-A8900A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8900--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HUNTER, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  establishing  a  Lyme
   and tick-borne diseases working group

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  article  45-B
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 45-B
                LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES WORKING GROUP
 SECTION 958. LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES WORKING GROUP.
   §  958. LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES WORKING GROUP. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
 CREATED IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT A LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES WORK-
 ING GROUP CONSISTING OF THE:
   (A) COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH;
   (B) COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH;
   (C) COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION;
   (D) SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, WHO SHALL SERVE  EX  OFFICIO
 AND WHO MAY DESIGNATE REPRESENTATIVES TO ACT ON THEIR BEHALF; AND
   (E) SIX ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
   2.  THE GOVERNOR SHALL ALSO APPOINT EIGHT MEMBERS TO THE WORKING GROUP
 ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AS FOLLOWS:
   (A) THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE  SHALL  RECOMMEND  THREE
 MEMBERS;
   (B) THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL RECOMMEND THREE MEMBERS;
   (C) THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE SHALL RECOMMEND ONE MEMBER; AND
   (D) THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL RECOMMEND ONE MEMBER.
   3.  MEMBERS  APPOINTED  TO THE WORKING GROUP SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, AT LEAST ONE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING,  EACH  OF  WHOM  MUST
 HAVE  EXPERIENCE  WORKING  WITH  ISSUES  RELATED  TO LYME AND TICK-BORNE
 DISEASES:
   (A) AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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