Assembly Bill A8232A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Expands eligibility for appointment to county boards of health and health services advisory boards

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

  • 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-A8232 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8561
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§343 & 357, Pub Health L

2023-A8232 - Summary

Expands eligibility for appointment to county boards of health and health services advisory boards to include nurse practitioners and physician assistants; expands to residents in the county or residents of a contiguous county who have a background in a health-related field and perform substantial work in the county associated with their health-related background.

2023-A8232 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8232
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to expanding eligi-
   bility for appointment to county boards of health and health  services
   advisory boards
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 343 of  the  public  health
 law are amended to read as follows:
   1.  The  board  of  health  of a county or part-county health district
 shall consist of seven members, one of whom shall be  a  member  of  the
 board of supervisors, selected by the board of supervisors, and at least
 [three]  ONE of whom shall be [physicians] A PHYSICIAN LICENSED TO PRAC-
 TICE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND TWO OF WHOM  SHALL  BE  A  PHYSICIAN,
 NURSE  PRACTITIONER,  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT  OR  ANY  COMBINATION THEREOF
 licensed to practice in the state of New York, and in addition  thereto,
 each  city  which  becomes  a  part  of the county or part-county health
 district shall be entitled to one additional  representative  member  on
 the board of health.
   2.  The  members  of  the  board  of health of a county or part-county
 health district shall be residents of the health district OR A  RESIDENT
 OF  A  CONTIGUOUS  COUNTY WHO PERFORMS OTHER SUBSTANTIAL WORK WITHIN THE
 HEALTH DISTRICT AND HAS A BACKGROUND IN A HEALTH RELATED FIELD.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 357 of the public health law,  as  added
 by chapter 55 of the laws of 1974, is amended and a new subdivision 7 is
 added to read as follows:
   1.  In  a county wherein the legislative body constitutes the board of
 health of such county under and pursuant to the  provisions  of  section
 three  hundred  fifty-six  of  this  [article]  TITLE,  the county shall
 provide for the appointment by the board of health of a health  services
 advisory  board  consisting  of  nine  members. [Two members] ONE MEMBER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13441-02-3

co-Sponsors

2023-A8232A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8561
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§343 & 357, Pub Health L

2023-A8232A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands eligibility for appointment to county boards of health and health services advisory boards to include nurse practitioners and physician assistants; expands to residents in the county or residents of a contiguous county who have a background in a health-related field and perform substantial work in the county associated with their health-related background.

2023-A8232A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8232--A
                                                         Cal. No. 232
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Health  in
   accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- advanced to a third read-
   ing, passed by Assembly and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the
   Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered reprinted,  retaining
   its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to expanding eligi-
   bility for appointment to county boards of health and health  services
   advisory boards
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 343 of  the  public  health
 law are amended to read as follows:
   1.  The  board  of  health  of a county or part-county health district
 shall consist of seven members, one of whom shall be  a  member  of  the
 board of supervisors, selected by the board of supervisors, and at least
 [three]  ONE of whom shall be [physicians] A PHYSICIAN LICENSED TO PRAC-
 TICE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND TWO OF WHOM  SHALL  BE  A  PHYSICIAN,
 NURSE  PRACTITIONER,  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT  OR  ANY  COMBINATION THEREOF
 licensed to practice in the state of New York, and in addition  thereto,
 each  city  which  becomes  a  part  of the county or part-county health
 district shall be entitled to one additional  representative  member  on
 the board of health.
   2.  The  members  of  the  board  of health of a county or part-county
 health district shall be residents of the health district OR A  RESIDENT
 OF  A  CONTIGUOUS  COUNTY WHO HAS A BACKGROUND IN A HEALTH-RELATED FIELD
 AND PERFORMS OTHER SUBSTANTIAL WORK WITHIN THE HEALTH  DISTRICT  ASSOCI-
 ATED WITH THEIR HEALTH-RELATED BACKGROUND.
   §  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 357 of the public health law, as added
 by chapter 55 of the laws of 1974, is amended and a new subdivision 7 is
 added to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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