NY State Senate Bill 2019-S1247

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2019-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2799, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S2621
2021-2022: S2825
2023-2024: S4507

2019-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to award grants for graduate medical education in Lyme and tick-borne disease and to designate organizations as centers for Lyme and tick-borne disease excellence.

2019-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1247

SPONSOR: SERINO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to grants for gradu-
ate medical education in Lyme and tick-borne disease

 
PURPOSE:

To establish grants for graduate medical education in Lyme and tick-
borne disease, as well as allow the commissioner of health to designate
Lyme and tick-borne disease resource centers.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants, within
amounts appropriated, in support of certified fellowship education
programs to establish or expand education in Lyme and tick-borne disease
for graduate medical education. Guidelines for consideration of appli-
cants by the commissioner are also established.  Additionally, creates

the designation of centers for Lyme and tick-borne disease excellence
and allows the commissioner to designate Lyme and tick-borne-disease
resource centers.  The commissioner is also instructed to prepare and
submit a report to the governor and the legislature by February 1, 2020,
on the results and effectiveness of this legislation.

Section 2: Establishes the effective date.

 
EXISTING LAW:

New York State offers similar grants for palliative care programs.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Despite being the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the
United States, Lyme disease still does not garner the attention as
other, less common, diseases. This is especially counterintuitive since
Lyme disease is largely concentrated in the northeast, with New York
State having the third most confirmed cases of Lyme disease in the U.S.
in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
With the alarming spread of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases in New
York State, it is critical that we help ensure our medical professionals
are adequately trained to treat patients for these diseases.

State and federal data covering 2002-2006 found that nationally, Dutch-
ess County had the highest number of reported cases of Lyme of any coun-
ty, while Columbia ranked first nationwide in the per capita rate of
Lyme disease. Dutchess, Greene, Putnam and Ulster counties were all in
the top 10 for the per capita Lyme rate as well, with Orange County
ranking 11th These findings helped bolster calls for action to address
the Lyme and tick-borne disease epidemic, and in recent years, much has
been done in New York to address their spread, including efforts in
prevention and research. The grants established in this legislation can
help programs incorporate the latest research into these diseases, as
well as training in emerging diagnostic and treatment practices.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: S2621A Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Within amounts appropriated.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1247
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SERINO, HELMING, JACOBS, KENNEDY, LAVALLE, LITTLE,
   O'MARA, RITCHIE, SEWARD, TEDISCO -- 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 grants for gradu-
   ate medical education in Lyme and tick-borne disease

   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
 2799 to read as follows:
   § 2799. GRANTS FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LYME  AND  TICK-BORNE
 DISEASE. 1. (A) THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRI-
 ATED  FOR SUCH PURPOSE TO MAKE GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF CERTIFIED FELLOWSHIP
 EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PREVENTATIVE  MEDICINE,
 CHRONIC  DISEASE,  OR  EPIDEMIOLOGY, TO ESTABLISH OR EXPAND EDUCATION IN
 LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE  FOR  GRADUATE  MEDICAL  EDUCATION,  AND  TO
 INCREASE  THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINEE EDUCATION IN LYME AND TICK-BORNE
 DISEASE.
   (B) GRANTS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL  EDUCATION  AND
 EDUCATION IN LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE MAY BE USED FOR ADMINISTRATION,
 FACULTY  RECRUITMENT  AND DEVELOPMENT, START-UP COSTS AND COSTS INCURRED
 TEACHING LYME AND  TICK-BORNE  DISEASE  IN  RESEARCH-BASED  PROGRAMS  OR
 PATIENT-BASED  CARE  SITES,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONNEL,
 ADMINISTRATION AND TRAINEE RELATED EXPENSES AND  OTHER  EXPENSES  JUDGED
 REASONABLE AND NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (C) GRANTS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE AWARDED BY THE COMMISSIONER
 THROUGH A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS. IN MAKING AWARDS, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL CONSIDER THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE APPLICANT:
   (I) PLANS TO INCORPORATE EMERGING LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE RESEARCH
 INTO  FELLOWSHIP  TRAINING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND
 ALL MEDICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS, INCLUDING THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF  EACH
 OPTION;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD00471-01-9

 S. 1247                             2
 
   (II)  FUNCTIONS  IN COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCH OR PATIENT-BASED CARE,
 OR BOTH;
   (III) MAKES COMPLEMENTARY EFFORTS TO RECRUIT OR TRAIN QUALIFIED FACUL-
 TY IN LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION; AND
   (IV)  UTILIZES  AVAILABLE  LYME  AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC AND
 TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  DESIGNATE  ORGANIZATIONS,  UPON  SUCCESSFUL
 APPLICATION  AND PERFORMANCE, AS CENTERS FOR LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE
 EXCELLENCE. SUCH DESIGNATIONS SHALL BE PURSUANT  TO  AN  APPLICATION  AS
 DESIGNED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT,  AND BASED ON SERVICE, STAFFING AND OTHER
 CRITERIA AS DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSIONER. SUCH  CENTERS  OF  EXCELLENCE
 SHALL  PROVIDE  SPECIALIZED LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE CARE, TREATMENT,
 EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES. DESIGNATION AS A  CENTER  FOR  LYME  AND
 TICK-BORNE  DISEASE  EXCELLENCE  SHALL  NOT ENTITLE A CENTER TO ENHANCED
 REIMBURSEMENT, BUT MAY BE UTILIZED IN  OUTREACH  AND  OTHER  PROMOTIONAL
 ACTIVITIES.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER MAY DESIGNATE LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE RESOURCE
 CENTERS  ("RESOURCE  CENTER").  A  RESOURCE  CENTER  MAY BE STATEWIDE OR
 REGIONAL, AND SHALL ACT AS A SOURCE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION  AND  GUID-
 ANCE FOR PRACTITIONERS ON THE LATEST LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE STRATE-
 GIES,  THERAPIES  AND MEDICATIONS. THE DEPARTMENT MAY CONTRACT WITH NOT-
 FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZATIONS  OR  ASSOCIATIONS  TO  ESTABLISH  AND   MANAGE
 RESOURCE  CENTERS. A RESOURCE CENTER MAY CHARGE A FEE TO DEFRAY THE COST
 OF THE SERVICE.
   4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE  GOVERNOR
 AND  THE  LEGISLATURE,  ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
 REPORTING THE RESULTS AND EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2019-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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2019-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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