Senate Bill S2431

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of autism

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee


  • 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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2017-S2431 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1.03, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7072
2013-2014: S1465
2015-2016: S2876
2019-2020: S3742

2017-S2431 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of autism.

2017-S2431 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2431 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2431
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, ADDABBO, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Mental
   Health and Developmental Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the definition of
   autism
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 59 to read as follows:
   59. "AUTISM" MEANS A PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER THAT  MEETS  ANY
 OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
   (A) AUTISTIC DISORDER, WHICH IS:
   (I)  THE  DIAGNOSES OF AT LEAST SIX OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS, WITH AT
 LEAST TWO SYMPTOMS COMING FROM CLAUSE  ONE  OF  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH,  ONE
 SYMPTOM  COMING  FROM  CLAUSE  TWO OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, AND ONE SYMPTOM
 COMING FROM CLAUSE THREE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   (1) QUALITATIVE IMPAIRMENT IN SOCIAL INTERACTION, AS MANIFESTED BY  AT
 LEAST TWO OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) MARKED IMPAIRMENT IN THE USE OF MULTIPLE, NONVERBAL BEHAVIORS SUCH
 AS  EYE-TO-EYE  GAZE, FACIAL EXPRESSION, BODY POSTURES, AND GESTURES, TO
 REGULATE SOCIAL INTERACTION.
   (B) FAILURE TO DEVELOP PEER RELATIONSHIPS APPROPRIATE TO DEVELOPMENTAL
 LEVEL.
   (C) A LACK OF SPONTANEOUS SEEKING TO SHARE  ENJOYMENT,  INTERESTS,  OR
 ACHIEVEMENTS WITH OTHER PEOPLE (E.G., BY A LACK OF SHOWING, BRINGING, OR
 POINTING OUT OBJECTS OF INTEREST).
   (D) LACK OF SOCIAL OR EMOTIONAL RECIPROCITY.
   (2) QUALITATIVE IMPAIRMENTS IN COMMUNICATION AS MANIFESTED BY AT LEAST
 ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07691-01-7

              

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