Assembly Bill A2609A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to sickle cell disease detection and education

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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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2023-A2609 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1839
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§243 & 207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A6430, S5605

2023-A2609 - Summary

Directs the health equity council to advise the commissioner regarding sickle cell disease.

2023-A2609 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2609
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating the sick-
   le cell disease detection and education program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Article 24 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new title 1-C to read as follows:
                                 TITLE I-C
            SICKLE CELL DISEASE DETECTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
 SECTION 2415. SICKLE  CELL  DISEASE  DETECTION  AND  EDUCATION  PROGRAM;
                 ESTABLISHMENT.
         2416. GRANTS TO APPROVED ORGANIZATIONS.
         2417. GRANTS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
         2418. ANNUAL REPORT.
         2419. ADVISORY COUNCIL.
   §  2415.  SICKLE  CELL DISEASE DETECTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM; ESTAB-
 LISHMENT. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE  DEPARTMENT  THE  SICKLE
 CELL  DISEASE  DETECTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM, HEREAFTER REFERRED TO IN
 THIS TITLE AS  THE  "SICKLE  CELL  DISEASE  SERVICES  PROGRAM"  OR  "THE
 PROGRAM",  TO  PROMOTE  SCREENING  AND DETECTION OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE,
 ESPECIALLY AMONG UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED  POPULATIONS;  TO  EDUCATE  THE
 PUBLIC   REGARDING  SICKLE  CELL  DISEASE  AND  THE  BENEFITS  OF  EARLY
 DETECTION; AND TO PROVIDE COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICES. FOR PURPOSES
 OF THIS TITLE, "UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS" MEANS PEOPLE HAVING
 INADEQUATE ACCESS AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO OBTAIN SICKLE CELL  DISEASE
 SCREENING  AND  DETECTION  SERVICES,  INCLUDING  PEOPLE  WHO LACK HEALTH
 COVERAGE OR WHOSE HEALTH COVERAGE IS INADEQUATE OR WHO CANNOT  MEET  THE
 FINANCIAL   REQUIREMENTS  OF  THEIR  COVERAGE  FOR  ACCESSING  DETECTION
 SERVICES.
   2. THE PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05973-01-3
              

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2023-A2609A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1839
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§243 & 207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A6430, S5605

2023-A2609A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the health equity council to advise the commissioner regarding sickle cell disease.

2023-A2609A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2609--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HYNDMAN,  McDONALD,  AUBRY, SAYEGH, DARLING,
   BENDETT, SLATER, NOVAKHOV, WALKER -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Health  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public  health  law,  in  relation  to  sickle  cell
   disease detection and education
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 243 of the public health law, as amended by  chap-
 ter 523 of the laws of 2022, is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to
 read as follows:
   6.  SICKLE  CELL DISEASE. A. THE HEALTH EQUITY COUNCIL SHALL CONSIDER,
 AND ADVISE THE COMMISSIONER REGARDING SICKLE CELL DISEASE.
   B. THE COUNCIL SHALL ISSUE  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  TO
 PROMOTE SCREENING AND DETECTION OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE, ESPECIALLY AMONG
 UNSERVED  OR  UNDERSERVED  POPULATIONS;  TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING
 SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND THE BENEFITS OF EARLY DETECTION; AND TO  PROVIDE
 COUNSELING  AND  REFERRAL  SERVICES.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
 "UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS"  MEANS  PEOPLE  HAVING  INADEQUATE
 ACCESS  AND  FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO OBTAIN SICKLE CELL DISEASE SCREENING
 AND DETECTION SERVICES, INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO  LACK  HEALTH  COVERAGE  OR
 WHOSE  HEALTH  COVERAGE  IS  INADEQUATE OR WHO CANNOT MEET THE FINANCIAL
 REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR COVERAGE FOR ACCESSING DETECTION SERVICES.
   C. THE COUNCIL SHALL CONSIDER THE FEASIBILITY OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATEWIDE  PUBLIC  EDUCATION  AND  OUTREACH
 CAMPAIGN  TO  PUBLICIZE  EVIDENCE  BASED  SICKLE CELL DISEASE SCREENING,
 DETECTION AND EDUCATION SERVICES.  THE CAMPAIGN SHALL INCLUDE:   GENERAL
 COMMUNITY  EDUCATION,  OUTREACH  TO  SPECIFIC  UNDERSERVED  POPULATIONS,
 EVIDENCE BASED CLINICAL SICKLE CELL DISEASE SCREENING SERVICES,  AND  AN
 INFORMATIONAL  SUMMARY  THAT  SHALL INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION OF THE IMPOR-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05973-02-3
 A. 2609--A                          2
              

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