senate Bill S5870

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the screening of children for eating disorders

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to health
May 15, 2019 referred to health

S5870 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2500-l Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S6446
2023-2024: S7247

S5870 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of health to establish, for use by pediatric primary care providers, best practice protocols for early screening of children for eating disorders.

S5870 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5870

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 15, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 the  screening  of
  children for eating disorders

  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
2500-l to read as follows:
  § 2500-L. EATING DISORDERS; SCREENING OF CHILDREN. 1. THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL ESTABLISH, FOR USE BY PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, BEST PRAC-
TICE  PROTOCOLS  FOR  EARLY  SCREENING OF CHILDREN FOR EATING DISORDERS.
SUCH PROTOCOLS SHALL INCORPORATE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, AND SHALL BE UPDATED AT LEAST  BIEN-
NIALLY.
  2.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECES-
SARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11726-01-9

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