Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 12, 2022 | referred to social services |
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
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Nathalia Fernandez
Harvey Epstein
Harry B. Bronson
Jo Anne Simon
A8819 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8819 I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring social services districts to distribute educational materials pertaining to sexual health to individuals enrolled in Medicaid THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 367-w to read as follows: § 367-W. SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE TO MEMBERS ABOUT PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAX- IS. SUCH EDUCATION PROGRAM SHALL REQUIRE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS TO PRODUCE AND ANNUALLY DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS PERTAINING TO SEXUAL EDUCATION, SEXUAL HEALTH, HIV PREVENTION, AND PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS TO INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN MEDICAID PLANS. 2. SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS SHALL DISTRIBUTE SUCH EDUCATIONAL MATERI- ALS SEMI-ANNUALLY TO INDIVIDUALS DEEMED NECESSARY TO RECEIVE SUCH EDUCA- TIONAL MATERIALS ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS. SUCH DISTRICTS SHALL UTILIZE INTERNAL DATA, INCLUDING CLAIMS DATA FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND HIV TESTS, PRESCRIPTIONS FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND OTHER DATA DEEMED RELEVANT BY SUCH DISTRICTS TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE SUCH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS. 3. THE AIDS INSTITUTE SHALL OVERSEE AND MONITOR THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13442-01-1