Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 15, 2024 |
reference changed to health |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to mental health |
May 25, 2023 |
print number 593a |
May 25, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to mental health |
Jan 05, 2023 |
referred to mental health |
Senate Bill S593A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(R, C) 51st Senate District
2023-S593 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4138
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §207, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
S7345
2019-2020: S197
2021-2022: S2163
2023-S593 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S593 SPONSOR: ORTT TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to Down syndrome diagnosis awareness PURPOSE: To require information on Down syndrome be provided to a pregnant woman, parent, or expectant parent of any infant or fetus diagnosed with Down syndrome. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Add a new section 13.43 of the mental hygiene law to state that a health care practitioner who orders tests of a pregnant woman or infant to screen for Down syndrome shall provide information if a positive test is revealed. Such information includes up-to-date and evidence based information
2023-S593 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 593 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 5, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to Down syndrome diagnosis awareness THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 13.44 to read as follows: § 13.44 DOWN SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS AWARENESS. (A) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (1) "HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER" MEANS A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL THAT PROVIDES PRENATAL OR POSTNATAL CARE AND ADMINISTERS OR REQUESTS ADMINIS- TRATION OF A DIAGNOSTIC OR SCREENING TEST TO A PREGNANT WOMAN OR INFANT THAT DETECTS FOR DOWN SYNDROME; AND (2) "DOWN SYNDROME" MEANS A CHROMOSOMAL CONDITION CAUSED BY AN ERROR IN CELL DIVISION THAT RESULTS IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EXTRA OR PARTIAL COPY OF CHROMOSOME TWENTY-ONE. (B) A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER WHO ORDERS TESTS FOR A PREGNANT WOMAN OR INFANT TO SCREEN FOR DOWN SYNDROME SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFOR- MATION TO SUCH PREGNANT WOMAN OR THE INFANT'S PARENT IF SUCH TEST REVEALS A POSITIVE RESULT: (1) UP-TO-DATE AND EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME THAT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY MEDICAL EXPERTS AND NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME ORGAN- IZATIONS. THE INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED IN A WRITTEN OR AN ALTERNA- TIVE FORMAT AND MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (I) EXPECTED PHYSICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL OUTCOMES; (II) LIFE EXPECTANCY; (III) THE CLINICAL COURSE DESCRIPTION; (IV) EXPECTED INTELLECTUAL AND FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03344-01-3
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C) 51st Senate District
2023-S593A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4138
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §207, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
S7345
2019-2020: S197
2021-2022: S2163
2023-S593A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S593A SPONSOR: ORTT TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to Down syndrome diagnosis awareness PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires health care practitioners to provide up-to-date and evidence- based information on Down syndrome to pregnant women and parents of infants who test positive for Down syndrome in a written or alternative format at the time a Down syndrome screening test has been ordered. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 207 of the public health law by creating a Down syndrome awareness program. It establishes that a health care practi- tioner who orders tests for a pregnant woman or infant to screen for Down syndrome will be provided up-to-date and evidence-based information about Down syndrome, which has been reviewed by medical experts and
2023-S593A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 593--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 5, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ORTT, BORRELLO, OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental 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 Down syndrome diagnosis awareness THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows: (H)(I) A DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS PROGRAM SHALL BE CREATED TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE AND EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME, IN A WRITTEN OR ALTERNATIVE FORMAT TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO ORDER TESTS FOR A PREGNANT WOMAN OR AN INFANT TO SCREEN FOR DOWN SYNDROME THAT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: (1) EXPECTED PHYSICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL OUTCOMES; (2) LIFE EXPECTANCY; (3) THE CLINICAL COURSE DESCRIPTION; (4) EXPECTED INTELLECTUAL AND FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; (5) AVAILABLE INTERVENTION OR TREATMENT OPTIONS; (6) INFORMATION HOTLINES SPECIFIC TO DOWN SYNDROME; (7) RELEVANT RESOURCE CENTERS OR CLEARINGHOUSES; (8) NATIONAL AND LOCAL DOWN SYNDROME ORGANIZATIONS; AND (9) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS NECESSARY. (II) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL (1) EXAMINE AND UTILIZE EXISTING PRACTICES TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH IS CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE FOR ALL RECIPI- ENTS; AND (2) MEET ANNUALLY WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DOWN SYNDROME COMMUNITY TO ENSURE SUCH INFORMATION IS CURRENT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03344-02-3
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