Assembly Bill A3298

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to information provided to patients and health care practitioners regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

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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-A3298 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2995, add §2997-f-1, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A7807

2021-A3298 - Summary

Requires that certain information be provided to patients and health care practitioners regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

2021-A3298 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3298
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, SAYEGH, McDONOUGH, ASHBY,
   GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  information
   provided to patients regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2995 of the public health  law  is
 amended by adding two new paragraphs (f) and (g) to read as follows:
   (F)  "HEALTH  CARE PRACTITIONER" SHALL MEAN A PHYSICIAN, NURSE PRACTI-
 TIONER, OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT  TO  TITLE
 EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   (G)  "SUDDEN  UNEXPECTED  DEATH  IN EPILEPSY" SHALL MEAN SUDDEN, UNEX-
 PECTED DEATH IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY, WITH OR WITHOUT  EVIDENCE  OF  A
 SEIZURE.
   § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2997-f-1
 to read as follows:
   §  2997-F-1.  PROVISION  OF  INFORMATION RELATING TO SUDDEN UNEXPECTED
 DEATH IN EPILEPSY. 1. ANY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER  WHO  IS  TREATING  A
 PATIENT  FOR  EPILEPSY, WHO HAS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TREATMENT
 AND CARE OF THE PATIENT,  SHALL PROVIDE SUCH PATIENT WITH THE  FOLLOWING
 WRITTEN INFORMATION:
   (A)  CURRENT  AND  EVIDENCE-BASED  INFORMATION ABOUT SUDDEN UNEXPECTED
 DEATH IN EPILEPSY RISK FACTORS AND CONDITIONS THAT HAS BEEN REVIEWED  BY
 ONE  OR  MORE ACCREDITED MEDICAL EXPERTS AND NATIONAL EPILEPSY ORGANIZA-
 TIONS; AND
   (B) CONTACT  INFORMATION  FOR  NONPROFIT  ORGANIZATIONS  THAT  PROVIDE
 INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR EPILEPSY CONDITIONS.
   2.(A)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE WRITTEN INFORMATION TO HEALTH
 CARE PRACTITIONERS  NECESSARY  TO  IMPLEMENT  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION, AND SHALL POST SUCH INFORMATION ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01948-01-1
              

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2021-A3298A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2995, add §2997-f-1, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A7807

2021-A3298A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that certain information be provided to patients and health care practitioners regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

2021-A3298A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3298--A
                                                         Cal. No. 121
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, SAYEGH, McDONOUGH, ASHBY,
   GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL, McDONALD, SILLITTI, DURSO, ZINERMAN, OTIS  --
   read  once  and  referred  to  the Committee on Health -- ordered to a
   third reading -- passed by  Assembly  and  delivered  to  the  Senate,
   recalled  from  the  Senate,  vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place on the special order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  information
   provided to patients regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "Natasha
 Gembka SUDEP Awareness Act."
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 2995 of the public health law is amended
 by adding two new paragraphs (f) and (g) to read as follows:
   (F)  "HEALTH  CARE PRACTITIONER" SHALL MEAN A PHYSICIAN, NURSE PRACTI-
 TIONER, OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT  TO  TITLE
 EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   (G)  "SUDDEN  UNEXPECTED  DEATH  IN EPILEPSY" SHALL MEAN SUDDEN, UNEX-
 PECTED DEATH IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY, WITH OR WITHOUT  EVIDENCE  OF  A
 SEIZURE.
   § 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2997-f-1
 to read as follows:
   §  2997-F-1.  PROVISION  OF  INFORMATION RELATING TO SUDDEN UNEXPECTED
 DEATH IN EPILEPSY. 1. ANY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER  WHO  IS  TREATING  A
 PATIENT  DIAGNOSED  WITH  EPILEPSY AND AT ELEVATED RISK FOR SUDDEN UNEX-
 PECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY, WHO HAS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE  TREAT-
 MENT  AND  CARE  OF  THE  PATIENT FOR EPILEPSY, OTHER THAN A HEALTH CARE
 PRACTITIONER TREATING SUCH PATIENT  IN  AN  EMERGENCY  SITUATION,  SHALL
 PROVIDE SUCH PATIENT WITH THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN INFORMATION:
   (A)  CURRENT  AND  EVIDENCE-BASED  INFORMATION ABOUT SUDDEN UNEXPECTED
 DEATH IN EPILEPSY RISK FACTORS AND CONDITIONS REVIEWED AND  APPROVED  BY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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