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Assembly Bill A3078

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to creating autism teams in hospitals

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2019-A3078 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2827, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7672
2021-2022: A2628
2023-2024: A1665
2025-2026: A1123

2019-A3078 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating autism teams in hospitals; requires the department of health to design a pilot program to develop one "autism team" who may be called upon should a patient with autism come to a hospital; provides that members of the autism team shall be knowledgeable about autism and communication difficulties many people with autism have and advise physicians and other staff on how to communicate with patients with autism.

2019-A3078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3078
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA, LIFTON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to creating autism
   teams in hospitals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2827 to read as follows:
   § 2827. AUTISM TEAMS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE  OR  REGULATION
 TO  THE  CONTRARY,  TO EXPAND CURRENT MEDICAL PROVIDERS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT
 AUTISM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIGN AND PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRAINING  ON
 AUTISM  THROUGH  MEDICAL  CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PRIMARY CARE
 PHYSICIANS,  NEUROLOGISTS,  PSYCHIATRISTS,  DENTISTS,   EMERGENCY   ROOM
 PERSONNEL AND OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALISTS.
   2.  ONCE  THE  TRAINING ON AUTISM IS IMPLEMENTED, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 DESIGN A PILOT PROGRAM TO ULTIMATELY DEVELOP ONE "AUTISM TEAM"  WHO  MAY
 BE  CALLED UPON SHOULD A PATIENT WITH AUTISM ENTER THE EMERGENCY ROOM OF
 A HOSPITAL, NEED TESTS OR X-RAYS, OR NEED TO BE ADMITTED. MEMBERS OF THE
 AUTISM TEAM SHALL HAVE COMPLETED THE SPECIALIZED TRAINING ON AUTISM  AND
 SHALL  BE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT AUTISM AND COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES MANY
 PEOPLE WITH AUTISM HAVE AND ADVISE PHYSICIANS AND OTHER STAFF ON HOW  TO
 COMMUNICATE WITH PATIENTS WITH AUTISM.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06467-01-9

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