Senate Bill S3167

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the department of health to conduct a study on drugs prescribed for school age children with ADD and ADHD

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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-S3167 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4527
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Health, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8202
2011-2012: S1172
2013-2014: S3100
2015-2016: S2761, A6785
2017-2018: S2193, A6390
2019-2020: S2599, A3439
2023-2024: S4677, A1969

2021-S3167 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of health to conduct a study on drugs prescribed for school-age children with ADD and ADHD.

2021-S3167 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3167 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3167
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT authorizing and directing the department of health to do research
   and study as to the effects of psychostimulants,  selective  seratonin
   reuptake   inhibitors,  antidepressants  and  other  drugs  which  are
   prescribed for attention deficit disorders, ADD and ADHD,  for  school
   age children
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 1.  The commissioner of health,  in  conjunction  with  the
 commissioner  of  mental health, the commissioner of developmental disa-
 bilities, and the commissioner of education is authorized  and  directed
 to conduct a study and do research as to the effect of psychostimulants,
 selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antidepressants and other drugs
 prescribed for attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactiv-
 ity  disorder, and the increasing rate of diagnosis of these conditions,
 in school age children.
   2. The study shall be conducted in accordance with rules,  regulations
 and  standards  determined  by the commissioner of health, and the study
 shall concentrate on harmful side effects of such drugs,  the  appropri-
 ateness  and effectiveness of tools and methods used to assess and diag-
 nose the condition, the appropriateness of  different  medications,  and
 any demographic disparities in diagnosis.
   3.  The commissioner of health shall report his or her findings to the
 governor, the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the
 senate on or before two years from the date this act shall take effect.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07287-01-1


              

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