Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 08, 2023 |
signed chap.684 |
Nov 29, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
May 30, 2023 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.520 substituted for s1839a |
May 24, 2023 |
referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.214 rules report cal.214 reported |
May 23, 2023 |
reported referred to rules reported referred to ways and means |
May 19, 2023 |
print number 2609a |
May 19, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
Jan 26, 2023 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A2609
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HYNDMAN
Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
John T. McDonald III
Jeffrion Aubry
Nader Sayegh
Taylor Darling
2023-A2609 - Details
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
co-Sponsors
John T. McDonald III
Jeffrion Aubry
Nader Sayegh
Taylor Darling
2023-A2609A (ACTIVE) - Details
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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