Senate Bill S6415

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the reporting of lyme and tick-borne disease infection after death

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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-S6415 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2799, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S677
2023-2024: S62

2019-S6415 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the reporting of lyme and tick-borne disease infection after death.

2019-S6415 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6415 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6415
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  reporting  of
   lyme and tick-borne disease infection after death
 
   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.  REPORTING  OF  LYME  AND  TICK-BORNE DISEASE INFECTION AFTER
 DEATH. IF A CORONER, PATHOLOGIST,  MEDICAL  EXAMINER,  OR  OTHER  PERSON
 QUALIFIED  TO CONDUCT AN EXAMINATION OF A DECEASED PERSON DISCOVERS THAT
 AT THE TIME OF DEATH THE INDIVIDUAL WAS AFFLICTED  WITH  LYME  OR  OTHER
 TICK-BORNE  DISEASES,  HE  OR  SHE SHALL REPORT THE CASE PROMPTLY TO THE
 DEPARTMENT ACCORDING TO THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13262-01-9



              

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