| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Dec 16, 2019 | approval memo.54 signed chap.668 |
| Dec 10, 2019 | delivered to governor |
| May 20, 2019 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.333 substituted for a2345 |
| Mar 18, 2019 | referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Mar 13, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
| Mar 12, 2019 | 2nd report cal. |
| Mar 11, 2019 | 1st report cal.244 |
| Feb 07, 2019 | committee discharged and committed to women's issues |
| Feb 06, 2019 | referred to health |
senate Bill S3387
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Pamela Helming
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
Diane J. Savino
(D, IP) 0 Senate District
S3387 (ACTIVE) - Details
S3387 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3387 REVISED MEMO 02/15/2019 SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to lactation counseling services PURPOSE OF THE BILL: This bill will authorize lactation counseling services without a refer- ral from a physician, registered physician assistant, registered nurse practitioner, or licensed midwife. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 365-a of the social services law to require Medicaid coverage to cover lactation support, including lactation care and services and breastfeeding equipment without the services being ordered by a physician, registered physician assistant, registered nurse practitioner or licensed midwife. The Section also provides defined terms including "qualified lactation
S3387 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3387
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 6, 2019
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Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to lactation coun-
seling services
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (x) of subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the
social services law, as added by section 6 of part D of chapter 56 of
the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
(x)(I) lactation counseling services for pregnant and postpartum women
[when such services are ordered by a physician, registered physician
assistant, registered nurse practitioner, or licensed midwife and]
provided by a [certified] QUALIFIED lactation [consultant] CARE
PROVIDER, as determined by the commissioner of health; provided, howev-
er, that the provisions of this paragraph shall not take effect unless
all necessary approvals under federal law and regulation have been
obtained to receive federal financial participation in the costs of
health care services provided pursuant to this paragraph. Nothing in
this paragraph shall be construed to modify any licensure, certification
or scope of practice provision under title eight of the education law.
(II) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
(1) "QUALIFIED LACTATION CARE PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO
POSSESSES CURRENT CERTIFICATION AS A LACTATION CARE PROVIDER FROM A
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ACCREDITED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCREDITING
AGENCY.
(2) "NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCREDITING AGENCY" SHALL MEAN A NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED ACCREDITING AGENCY DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER; PROVIDED
THAT THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGNATE MORE THAN ONE AGENCY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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