Senate Bill S7168

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to reporting lyme and tick-borne disease infection after death

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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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2017-S7168 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9535
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27-H §2799, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S1307

2017-S7168 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reporting Lyme and tick-borne disease infection after death to the department of health according to the manner prescribed by the commissioner.

2017-S7168 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7168 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7168
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SERINO, HANNON, AMEDORE, AVELLA, HELMING, LITTLE,
   MARCHIONE, O'MARA, PHILLIPS, RITCHIE, SEWARD, TEDISCO, VALESKY -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to the reporting of
   lyme and tick-borne disease infection after death
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Article 27-H of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new section 2799 to read as follows:
   § 2799. REPORTING OF  LYME  AND  TICK-BORNE  DISEASE  INFECTION  AFTER
 DEATH.  IF  A  CORONER,  PATHOLOGIST,  MEDICAL EXAMINER, OR OTHER PERSON
 QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT AN EXAMINATION OF A DECEASED PERSON DISCOVERS  THAT
 AT  THE  TIME  OF  DEATH THE INDIVIDUAL WAS AFFLICTED WITH LYME OR OTHER
 TICK-BORNE DISEASES, HE OR SHE SHALL REPORT THE  CASE  PROMPTLY  TO  THE
 DEPARTMENT ACCORDING TO THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13684-01-7



              

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