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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to health |
Jun 17, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6786
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S6786 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5091
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2507, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
A9647
2019-2020: A5304
2017-S6786 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6786 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to a special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Establishes a method for WIC vendors to receive approval from DOH on WIC food item prices to prevent WIC check discrepancies. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends the title of section 2507 of the public health law. Section 2 of the bill amends section 2507 of the public health law to add definitions for the terms "WIC food item" and "WIC check." Section 3 of the bill adds a new subdivision three to section 2507 of the public health law to require the department of health to establish a method by which vendors participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) may submit WIC food prices for approval. Section 4 of this bill provides that that the bill would take effect
2017-S6786 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6786 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to a special supple- mental nutrition program for women, infants and children THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2507 of the public health law, as amended by chap- ter 12 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: § 2507. Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children[; specialty formula]. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (a) "WIC" shall mean the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children; (b) "WIC food vendor" OR "VENDOR" shall mean a business entity that operates a retail delivery system that is authorized by the department to sell products covered by WIC to individuals under the WIC program; [and] (c) "Specialty formula" shall mean specifically formulated nutrition products prescribed for medically fragile WIC participants with qualify- ing medical conditions[.]; (D) "WIC FOOD ITEM" SHALL MEAN FOOD ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR PURCHASE THROUGH THE WIC PROGRAM; AND (E) "WIC CHECK" SHALL MEAN A CHECK, VOUCHER, OR OTHER NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT THAT CAN BE REDEEMED BY A WIC RECIPIENT AT A WIC FOOD VENDER FOR FOOD ITEMS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WIC PROGRAM. 2. Every WIC food vendor shall be authorized to sell any product covered under WIC, including specialty formula, in accordance with the WIC vendor type as designated by the department, unless specifically limited or barred by the commissioner pursuant to state or federal regu- lations. The commissioner is authorized to establish criteria defining which WIC food vendors can sell specialty formula. Any such criteria EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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