NY State Senate Bill S5023A

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Feb 24, 2020	referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate
Feb 12, 2020	advanced to third reading
Feb 11, 2020	2nd report cal.
Feb 10, 2020	1st report cal.384
Feb 05, 2020	print number 5023a
Feb 05, 2020	amend and recommit to higher education
Jan 08, 2020	referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 19, 2019	referred to higher education
Jun 18, 2019	delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1605 committee discharged and committed to rules
Apr 03, 2019	referred to higher education

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S5023 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5886
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: S3211, A9152
2015-2016: S2522, A2492
2017-2018: S1737, A1727
2021-2022: S1407, A10363
2023-2024: A2244

S5023 - Summary

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

S5023 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5023

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to the
establishment of the interagency task force on health literacy

 
PURPOSE:

To increase the knowledge of health literacy in the State of New York so
that its' citizens can make more informed health decisions.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The education law is amended by adding a new section (238-b) Interagency
task force on health literacy. This subsection establishes within the
State University of New York, an interagency task force on health liter-
acy to be administered according to the provisions of this section.  The
task force shall assist the health and human service agencies of this
state in studying health literacy and developing recommendations for
improving health literacy in this state. The SUNY Chancellor shall
appoint a member of the SUNY school of public health faculty to chair

the task force.

Subsection (3) of section 238-b stipulates who shall be invited to serve
on the task force. Three representatives from state hospitals selected
by the temporary president of the Senate and Speaker of The Assembly.
The commissioners of the New York State Department of Health and of
Children and Family Services. Representatives from the Medical Society
of the State of New York, the New York Chapter of American Academy of
Pediatrics, the New York Cooperative Extension, The Albany College of
Pharmacy, the Long Island University A. M, Schwartz College of Pharmacy
and Allied Health Professions, the State University of New York at
Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the New York
State office of Minority Health, the New York State Developmental Disa-
bilities Planning Council, the Health Insurance Industry, the Empire
State Medical Association, the Commissioner of the New York City Depart-
ment of Health and Mental Hygiene, the New York City Department for the
Aging, the Health Literacy Project Partnership of the New York City
Mayor's office and United Way of New York City and the New York State
Health Foundation.

Subsection (4) details what the task force shall do once it has identi-
fied groups at risk for low health literacy; examine whether providing
appropriate health information to and increase the health literacy of
the beneficiaries of public health services would increase the efficien-
cy of health care providers and decrease expenditures.

Examine the impact on health literacy of; rising costs, increasingly
complex health treatments, an individual's age, and cultural and
linguistic diversity.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

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. Health literacy shall mean an individual's ability to
read, understand, and act appropriately on health care information. Task
force shall mean the interagency task force on health literacy. The task
force's, responsibilities shall include but not limited to studying and
evaluating the health literacy of the residents of this state; In doing
so the task force will determine whether providing appropriate health
information to and increasing the health literacy of the beneficiaries
of public health services would increase the efficiency of health care
providers and decrease expenditures.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: 5.1737 - referred to higher education
2015-16: S.2522A - Amended and Recommitted to Higher Education
2013-14: 5.3211A/A.9152 - Referred to Higher Education
2011-12: S.1142 - Referred to Higher Education
2009-10: 5.5626 - Referred to Higher Education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The fiscal impacts for this bill, are non-negotiable in that members of
the appointed task force are honorific and at best the only expense is
the publication of the findings.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect December 1, 2019.

S5023 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5023
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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.

                                                            LBD08327-01-9

 S. 5023                             2
 
   2. THE SUNY CHANCELLOR SHALL APPOINT A MEMBER OF THE  SUNY  SCHOOL  OF
 PUBLIC HEALTH FACULTY TO CHAIR THE TASK FORCE.
   3. THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE INVITED TO SERVE ON THE TASK
 FORCE:
   (A)  THREE  REPRESENTATIVES FROM STATE HOSPITALS TO BE SELECTED BY THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH;
   (C) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES;
   (D) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MEDICAL SOCIETY  OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW
 YORK;
   (E)  A  REPRESENTATIVE  FROM THE NEW YORK CHAPTER, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
 PEDIATRICS;
   (F) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK COOPERATIVE EXTENSION;
   (G) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY;
   (H) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE LONG  ISLAND  UNIVERSITY  A.M.  SCHWARTZ
 COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS;
   (I)  A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
 SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES;
   (J) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLIN-
 IC NETWORK;
   (K) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  OFFICE  OF  MINORITY
 HEALTH;
   (L)  A  REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILI-
 TIES PLANNING COUNCIL;
   (M) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY;
   (N) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE EMPIRE STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION;
   (O) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK CITY  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  AND
 MENTAL HYGIENE;
   (P) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGING;
   (Q)  A  REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HEALTH LITERACY PROJECT PARTNERSHIP OF
 THE NEW YORK CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE AND UNITED WAY OF NEW YORK CITY; AND
   (R) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH FOUNDATION.
   4. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "CHANCELLOR" SHALL MEAN THE CHANCELLOR  OF  THE  SUNY  SCHOOLS  OF
 PUBLIC HEALTH IN ALBANY.
   (B)  "HEALTH  LITERACY"  SHALL  MEAN  AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO READ,
 UNDERSTAND, AND ACT APPROPRIATELY ON HEALTH CARE INFORMATION.
   (C) "TASK FORCE" MEANS THE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON HEALTH LITERACY.
   5. THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE CHARGED WITH STUDYING  AND  EVALUATING  THE
 HEALTH LITERACY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE. THE TASK FORCE SHALL:
   (A)  EXAMINE  THE  ABILITY  OF  RESIDENTS  TO  ACCESS AVAILABLE HEALTH
 SERVICES AND COMMUNICATE WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS;
   (B) IDENTIFY BARRIERS THAT PREVENT RESIDENTS WITH LOW HEALTH  LITERACY
 FROM RECEIVING HEALTH CARE;
   (C) IDENTIFY GROUPS AT RISK FOR LOW HEALTH LITERACY;
   (D)  EXAMINE  WHETHER  PROVIDING APPROPRIATE HEALTH INFORMATION TO AND
 INCREASING THE HEALTH  LITERACY OF THE BENEFICIARIES  OF  PUBLIC  HEALTH
 SERVICES  WOULD  INCREASE  THE  EFFICIENCY  OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND
 DECREASE EXPENDITURES;
   (E) EXAMINE THE IMPACT ON HEALTH LITERACY OF:
   (I) RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS;
   (II) INCREASINGLY COMPLEX HEALTH TREATMENTS;
   (III) AN INDIVIDUAL'S AGE; AND
   (IV) CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY.

 S. 5023                             3

   6. THE SUNY SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN ALBANY SHALL PROVIDE THE STAFF
 NECESSARY TO ASSIST THE TASK FORCE IN PERFORMING ITS DUTIES.
   7.  NO  LATER  THAN  DECEMBER FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, THE TASK
 FORCE SHALL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ITS FINDINGS UNDER  SUBDIVISION
 FIVE  OF  THIS  SECTION. IN ADDITION, THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE A LIST OF
 PROPOSED RULES AND REGULATIONS AND ANY NECESSARY LEGISLATION.  THE  TASK
 FORCE  SHALL  ALSO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE ON STRATEGIES
 FOR:
   (A) IMPROVING THE HEALTH LITERACY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE.
   (B) PROMOTING THE USE OF PLAIN LANGUAGE BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
   (C) SIMPLIFYING THE ENROLLMENT  FORMS  AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  ACCESSING
 HEALTH  INSURANCE  PLANS  SERVING INDIVIDUALS IN GROUPS IDENTIFIED AS AT
 RISK FOR LOW HEALTH LITERACY.
   (D) DEVELOPING RESOURCES FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS  AND  RESIDENTS  OF
 THIS STATE TO INCREASE HEALTH LITERACY.
   (E)  DEVELOPING  PROGRAMS TO AID THE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE IN UNDER-
 STANDING HEALTH CARE INFORMATION.
   (F) DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA TO INCREASE HEALTH LITERACY.
   (G) DEVELOPING EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND PRINT AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION  ON
 HEALTH ISSUES.
   (H) FUNDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect December 1, 2019.

S5023A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5886
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: S3211, A9152
2015-2016: S2522, A2492
2017-2018: S1737, A1727
2021-2022: S1407, A10363
2023-2024: A2244

S5023A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

S5023A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5023A

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of
the interagency task force on health literacy

 
PURPOSE:

To increase the knowledge of health literacy in the State of New York so
that its' citizens can make more informed health decisions.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The education law is amended by adding a new section (238-b), interagen-
cy task force on health literacy. This subsection establishes within the
State University of New York, an interagency task force on health liter-
acy to be administered according to the provisions of this section. The
task force shall assist the health and human service agencies of this
state in studying health literacy and developing recommendations for

improving health literacy in this state. The SUNY Chancellor shall
appoint a member of the SUNY school of public health faculty to chair
the task force.

Subsection (3) of section 238-b stipulates who shall be invited to serve
on the task force. Three representatives from state hospitals selected
by the temporary president of the Senate and Speaker of The Assembly.
The commissioners of the New York State Department of Health and of
Children and Family Services; representative from the Medical Society of
the State of New York, the New York Chapter of American Academy of
Pediatrics; the New York Cooperative Extension; The Albany College of
Pharmacy; the Long Island University A.M, Schwartz College of Pharmacy
and Allied Health Professions; the State University of New York at
Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; the New York
State office of Minority Health; the New York State Developmental Disa-
bilities Planning Council; the Health Insurance Industry; the Empire
State Medical Association; the Commissioner of the New York City Depart-
ment of Health and Mental Hygiene; the New York City Department for the
Aging; the Health Literacy Project Partnership of the New York City
Mayor's office and United Way of New York City, and the New York State
Health Foundation.

Subsection (4) details what the task force shall do once it has identi-
fied groups at risk for low health literacy; examine whether providing
appropriate health information to and increase the health literacy of
the beneficiaries of public health services would increase the efficien-
cy of health care providers and decrease expenditures. Examine the
impact on health literacy of rising costs, increasingly complex health
treatments, an individual's age, and cultural and linguistic diversity.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

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. Health literacy shall mean an individual's ability to
read, understand, and act appropriately on health care information. Task
force shall mean the interagency task force on health literacy. The task
force's responsibilities shall include but not limited to studying and
evaluating the health literacy of the residents of this state; in doing
so the task force will determine whether providing appropriate health
information to and increasing the health literacy of the beneficiaries
of public health services would increase the efficiency of health care
providers and decrease expenditures.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2015-16: S.2522A - Amended and Recommitted to Higher Education

2013-14: S.3211A/A.9152 - Referred to Higher Education

2011-12: S.1142 - Referred to Higher Education

2009-10: 5.5626 - Referred to Higher Education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

The fiscal impacts for this bill are non-negotiable in that members of
the appointed task force are honorific and, at best, the only expense is
the publication of the findings.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect December 1, 2020.

S5023A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5023--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with  Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  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.

                                                            LBD08327-02-0

 S. 5023--A                          2
 
 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.
   2.  THE  SUNY  CHANCELLOR SHALL APPOINT A MEMBER OF THE SUNY SCHOOL OF
 PUBLIC HEALTH FACULTY TO CHAIR THE TASK FORCE.
   3. THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE INVITED TO SERVE ON THE TASK
 FORCE:
   (A) THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM STATE HOSPITALS TO BE SELECTED  BY  THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH;
   (C) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES;
   (D)  A  REPRESENTATIVE  FROM  THE  MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK;
   (E) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK CHAPTER,  AMERICAN  ACADEMY  OF
 PEDIATRICS;
   (F) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK COOPERATIVE EXTENSION;
   (G) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY;
   (H)  A  REPRESENTATIVE  FROM  THE LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY A.M. SCHWARTZ
 COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS;
   (I) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT  BUFFALO
 SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES;
   (J) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLIN-
 IC NETWORK;
   (K)  A  REPRESENTATIVE  FROM  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE OFFICE OF MINORITY
 HEALTH;
   (L) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILI-
 TIES PLANNING COUNCIL;
   (M) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY;
   (N) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE EMPIRE STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION;
   (O)  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
 MENTAL HYGIENE;
   (P) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGING;
   (Q) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HEALTH LITERACY PROJECT  PARTNERSHIP  OF
 THE NEW YORK CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE AND UNITED WAY OF NEW YORK CITY; AND
   (R) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH FOUNDATION.
   4. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "CHANCELLOR"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  CHANCELLOR OF THE SUNY SCHOOLS OF
 PUBLIC HEALTH IN ALBANY.
   (B) "HEALTH LITERACY" SHALL MEAN  AN  INDIVIDUAL'S  ABILITY  TO  READ,
 UNDERSTAND, AND ACT APPROPRIATELY ON HEALTH CARE INFORMATION.
   (C) "TASK FORCE" MEANS THE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON HEALTH LITERACY.
   5.  THE  TASK  FORCE SHALL BE CHARGED WITH STUDYING AND EVALUATING THE
 HEALTH LITERACY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE. THE TASK FORCE SHALL:
   (A) EXAMINE THE  ABILITY  OF  RESIDENTS  TO  ACCESS  AVAILABLE  HEALTH
 SERVICES AND COMMUNICATE WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS;
   (B)  IDENTIFY BARRIERS THAT PREVENT RESIDENTS WITH LOW HEALTH LITERACY
 FROM RECEIVING HEALTH CARE;
   (C) IDENTIFY GROUPS AT RISK FOR LOW HEALTH LITERACY;
   (D) EXAMINE WHETHER PROVIDING APPROPRIATE HEALTH  INFORMATION  TO  AND
 INCREASING  THE  HEALTH   LITERACY OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
 SERVICES WOULD INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY  OF  HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDERS  AND
 DECREASE EXPENDITURES;
   (E) EXAMINE THE IMPACT ON HEALTH LITERACY OF:
   (I) RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS;
   (II) INCREASINGLY COMPLEX HEALTH TREATMENTS;

 S. 5023--A                          3
 
   (III) AN INDIVIDUAL'S AGE; AND
   (IV) CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY.
   6. THE SUNY SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN ALBANY SHALL PROVIDE THE STAFF
 NECESSARY TO ASSIST THE TASK FORCE IN PERFORMING ITS DUTIES.
   7. NO LATER THAN DECEMBER FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, THE TASK
 FORCE  SHALL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ITS FINDINGS UNDER SUBDIVISION
 FIVE OF THIS SECTION. IN ADDITION, THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE  A  LIST  OF
 PROPOSED  RULES  AND REGULATIONS AND ANY NECESSARY LEGISLATION. THE TASK
 FORCE SHALL ALSO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE  ON  STRATEGIES
 FOR:
   (A) IMPROVING THE HEALTH LITERACY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE.
   (B) PROMOTING THE USE OF PLAIN LANGUAGE BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
   (C)  SIMPLIFYING  THE  ENROLLMENT  FORMS  AND PROCEDURES FOR ACCESSING
 HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS SERVING INDIVIDUALS IN GROUPS  IDENTIFIED  AS  AT
 RISK FOR LOW HEALTH LITERACY.
   (D)  DEVELOPING  RESOURCES  FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND RESIDENTS OF
 THIS STATE TO INCREASE HEALTH LITERACY.
   (E) DEVELOPING PROGRAMS TO AID THE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE  IN  UNDER-
 STANDING HEALTH CARE INFORMATION.
   (F) DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA TO INCREASE HEALTH LITERACY.
   (G)  DEVELOPING EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND PRINT AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION ON
 HEALTH ISSUES.
   (H) FUNDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect December 1, 2020.

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Feb 10, 2020 - Higher Education committee Vote

Committee Vote: Feb 10, 2020

Jun 18, 2019 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 18, 2019

Jun 18, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

Committee Vote: Jun 18, 2019

Bill Amendments

S5023 - Details

S5023 - Summary

S5023 - Sponsor Memo

S5023 - Bill Text download pdf

S5023A (ACTIVE) - Details

S5023A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S5023A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5023A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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