Assembly Bill A5886A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the interagency task force on health literacy

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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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2019-A5886 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5023
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §238-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5626
2011-2012: S1142
2013-2014: A9152, S3211
2015-2016: A2492, S2522
2017-2018: A1727, S1737
2021-2022: A10363, S1407
2023-2024: A2244, S7335

2019-A5886 - Summary

Establishes the interagency task force on health literacy, to study health literacy and develop recommendations for improving health literacy in this state.

2019-A5886 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5886
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of
   the interagency task force on health literacy
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Legislative intent. 1. It is the intent of the legislature
 to improve health care  access  and  outcomes,  and  reduce  unnecessary
 health  care spending by addressing the issue of health literacy. Health
 literacy is the degree to which an individual, or individuals, have  the
 capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health care information
 and services necessary for them to make appropriate health decisions.
   2. A patient's health literacy may be affected if they have low educa-
 tion  skills,  cultural  barriers  to  seeking  health  care, or limited
 English proficiency (LEP).   Demographically,  individuals  with  health
 literacy  challenges  often  are  represented  disproportionately in the
 following groups: older adults, minority and/or  immigrant  populations,
 lower-income populations, and medically underserved populations.
   3.  Although  New  York has some existing health literacy initiatives,
 the legislature finds that a  comprehensive  statewide  health  literacy
 task  force  is a necessary and valuable step toward eliminating as much
 as practicable the negative outcomes  that  health  literacy  challenges
 create in the state.
   §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 238-b to
 read as follows:
   § 238-B. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON HEALTH LITERACY. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AN INTERAGENCY TASK
 FORCE ON HEALTH LITERACY TO BE ADMINISTERED ACCORDING TO THE  PROVISIONS
 OF  THIS  SECTION.  SUCH  TASK  FORCE  SHALL ASSIST THE HEALTH AND HUMAN
 SERVICE AGENCIES OF THIS STATE IN STUDYING HEALTH LITERACY AND  DEVELOP-
 ING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING HEALTH LITERACY IN THIS STATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-A5886A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5023
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §238-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5626
2011-2012: S1142
2013-2014: A9152, S3211
2015-2016: A2492, S2522
2017-2018: A1727, S1737
2021-2022: A10363, S1407
2023-2024: A2244, S7335

2019-A5886A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the interagency task force on health literacy, to study health literacy and develop recommendations for improving health literacy in this state.

2019-A5886A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5886--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Higher  Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Educa-
   tion  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of
   the interagency task force on health literacy
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Legislative intent. 1. It is the intent of the legislature
 to improve health care  access  and  outcomes,  and  reduce  unnecessary
 health  care spending by addressing the issue of health literacy. Health
 literacy is the degree to which an individual, or individuals, have  the
 capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health care information
 and services necessary for them to make appropriate health decisions.
   2. A patient's health literacy may be affected if they have low educa-
 tion  skills,  cultural  barriers  to  seeking  health  care, or limited
 English proficiency (LEP).   Demographically,  individuals  with  health
 literacy  challenges  often  are  represented  disproportionately in the
 following groups: older adults, minority and/or  immigrant  populations,
 lower-income populations, and medically underserved populations.
   3.  Although  New  York has some existing health literacy initiatives,
 the legislature finds that a  comprehensive  statewide  health  literacy
 task  force  is a necessary and valuable step toward eliminating as much
 as practicable the negative outcomes  that  health  literacy  challenges
 create in the state.
   §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 238-b to
 read as follows:
   § 238-B. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON HEALTH LITERACY. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AN INTERAGENCY TASK
 FORCE ON HEALTH LITERACY TO BE ADMINISTERED ACCORDING TO THE  PROVISIONS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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