Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
Feb 24, 2021 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 22, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 10, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 09, 2021 |
1st report cal.349 |
Feb 02, 2021 |
print number 1162a |
Feb 02, 2021 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
Jan 07, 2021 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1162A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
2021-S1162 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4539
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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S8717, A10850
2021-S1162 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1162 SPONSOR: KENNEDY TITLE OF BILL: An act requiring New York state to develop and implement a plan for the distribution of a COVID-19 medical countermeasure in a manner that prioritizes those communities serving the most vulnerable residents of the state PURPOSE: This bill would require New York State to develop and implement a plan to equitably distribute a COVID-19 medical countermeasure to New York- ers. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one requires the New York State Department of Health to develop and release a plan for the equitable distribution of a COVID-19 medical countermeasure to New York State residents. This plan would be required
2021-S1162 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1162 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT requiring New York state to develop and implement a plan for the distribution of a COVID-19 medical countermeasure in a manner that prioritizes those communities serving the most vulnerable residents of the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. (a) The New York State Department of Health, shall develop and release to the public a plan for the equitable distribution of a COVID-19 medical countermeasure to residents of the state. (b) Such plan shall be released within sixty days following approval of such a countermeasure by the United States Food and Drug Adminis- tration. (c) The plan shall be formulated and implemented in a manner that prioritizes the distribution of the medical countermeasure to communi- ties and facilities serving the New York residents deemed to be most vulnerable to the immediate medical threat. The state shall identify statewide and regional areas of greatest potential need during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Factors to be taken into consideration shall include, but not be limited to the following: (i) rates of infection, severity of illness, hospital capacity, recov- ery and mortality of patients in a community, with sensitivity to popu- lation characteristics, including but not limited to, age, gender, racial and/or ethnic background and income status of the members of the community, to the extent that such factors instrumentally affect the rates of infection, severity of illness, hospital capacity, recovery and/or mortality during the current COVID-19 pandemic; and (ii) the ability or inability of medical providers within a community to purchase or otherwise obtain the medical countermeasure. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
2021-S1162A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4539
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
-
S8717, A10850
2021-S1162A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1162A SPONSOR: KENNEDY TITLE OF BILL: An act requiring the department of health to provide written, public updates to the Draft New York State's COVID-19 Vaccination Program Plan PURPOSE: This bill would require New York State to develop, implement, and regu- larly update a plan to equitably distribute a COVID-19 medical counter- measure to New Yorkers. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one requires the New York State Department of Health to develop and release a plan for the equitable distribution of a COVID-19 medical countermeasure to New York State residents. This plan would be required to prioritize the distribution of the medical countermeasure to communi- ties and facilities serving the New York residents deemed to be most
2021-S1162A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1162--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KENNEDY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, BROUK, COMRIE, COONEY, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN, KAVANAGH, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, REICHLIN-MELNICK, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT requiring the department of health to provide written, public updates to the Draft New York State's COVID-19 Vaccination Program Plan THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. The New York State Department of Health, in collab- oration with any other state agency or entity, as applicable, shall update the Draft New York State's COVID-19 Vaccination Program Plan by providing a written plan that is posted on a publicly available website by March 1, 2021 that specifies how the state will: (a) Ensure the equitable distribution of vaccine to communities disproportionally impacted by COVID-19; (b) Issue anticipated guidance on phased tiers of vaccine eligibility for the general public; (c) Ensure pharmacies, hospitals, health care providers, long-term care facilities, and other non-state operated vaccine administration sites will have an adequate supply of vaccinations and ensure timely and equitable administration of vaccinations; (d) Determine a methodology for how vaccines will be allocated to long-term care facilities, health care providers, pharmacies, hospitals and local government health departments; (e) Coordinate with local governments and local health departments to ensure that adequate vaccines are available and are being administered in an equitable manner at state and non-state operated vaccination administration sites; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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