Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 16, 2010 |
referred to economic development |
Assembly Bill A11478
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ALESSI
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2009-A11478 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A11478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11478 I N A S S E M B L Y June 16, 2010 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Alessi) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the estab- lishment of the New York state task force on health care cost reduction through entrepreneurial innovation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The economic development law is amended by adding a new section 139 to read as follows: S 139. NEW YORK STATE TASK FORCE ON HEALTH CARE COST REDUCTION THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION. 1. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, AND HEALTH THROUGH NONSURGICAL AND NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL MEANS BY ENCOURAGING COOPERATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, MANUFACTURERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, RESEARCHERS AND ENGINEERS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. BY DEVELOPING PRODUCTS THAT HELP OUR SENIORS STAY IN THEIR HOMES LONGER, PEOPLE ON SPECIAL DIETS GET THE FOOD THAT THEY NEED AT A COST THEY CAN AFFORD, OR ENABLING REMOTE EMERGENCY WORKERS TO RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY, ULTIMATELY, HEALTH CARE COSTS ARE REDUCED. THEREFORE, THE LEGISLATURE ESTABLISHES THE NEW YORK STATE TASK FORCE ON HEALTH CARE COST REDUCTION THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIES THAT DELIVER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO REDUCE THE COST OF HEALTH CARE WHILE CREATING JOBS AND STIMULATING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 2. THE DEPARTMENT, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SHALL ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO UNDERTAKE AN ASSESSMENT OF CONDITIONS THAT ARE TREATED IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WHERE COSTS ARE LOWERED THROUGH USE OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE OR NEW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AND DEVELOP A PLAN FOR NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC, NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND PRIVATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO WORK TOGETHER WITH INNOVATIVE SERVICE AND MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE THE USE OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT LOWER HEALTH CARE COST WHILE IMPROVING HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS AND COMMUNITIES. THE TASK FORCE SHALL ISSUE A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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