Assembly Bill A2628

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to creating autism teams in hospitals

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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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2021-A2628 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2828, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7672
2019-2020: A3078
2023-2024: A1665

2021-A2628 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating autism teams in hospitals; requires the department of health to design a pilot program to develop one "autism team" who may be called upon should a patient with autism come to a hospital; provides that members of the autism team shall be knowledgeable about autism and communication difficulties many people with autism have and advise physicians and other staff on how to communicate with patients with autism.

2021-A2628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2628
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  creating  autism
   teams in hospitals
 
   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
 2828 to read as follows:
   §  2828.  AUTISM TEAMS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION
 TO THE CONTRARY, TO EXPAND CURRENT MEDICAL  PROVIDERS'  KNOWLEDGE  ABOUT
 AUTISM,  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIGN AND PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRAINING ON
 AUTISM THROUGH MEDICAL CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS  FOR  PRIMARY  CARE
 PHYSICIANS,   NEUROLOGISTS,   PSYCHIATRISTS,  DENTISTS,  EMERGENCY  ROOM
 PERSONNEL AND OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALISTS.
   2. ONCE THE TRAINING ON AUTISM IS IMPLEMENTED,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
 DESIGN  A  PILOT PROGRAM TO ULTIMATELY DEVELOP ONE "AUTISM TEAM" WHO MAY
 BE CALLED UPON SHOULD A PATIENT WITH AUTISM ENTER THE EMERGENCY ROOM  OF
 A HOSPITAL, NEED TESTS OR X-RAYS, OR NEED TO BE ADMITTED. MEMBERS OF THE
 AUTISM  TEAM SHALL HAVE COMPLETED THE SPECIALIZED TRAINING ON AUTISM AND
 SHALL BE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT AUTISM AND COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES  MANY
 PEOPLE  WITH AUTISM HAVE AND ADVISE PHYSICIANS AND OTHER STAFF ON HOW TO
 COMMUNICATE WITH PATIENTS WITH AUTISM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04581-01-1

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