Assembly Bill A387

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a bladder cancer screening program for firefighters

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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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2009-A387 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2152
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27-JJ ยง2799-jj, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S273

2009-A387 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to establish, promote and maintain a bladder cancer screening program for firefighters in order to encourage such firefighters to seek medical care for the prevention or treatment of any malignant conditions resulting from occupational exposure to hazardous materials; makes related provisions.

2009-A387 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   387

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. JOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  establishing  a
  bladder cancer screening program for firefighters

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  article
27-JJ to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 27-JJ
             BLADDER CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM; FIREFIGHTERS

S 2799-JJ. BLADDER CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM; FIREFIGHTERS.
  S  2799-JJ.  BLADDER  CANCER  SCREENING  PROGRAM;  FIREFIGHTERS.   THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH, PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN A PUBLIC  INFORMATION
PROGRAM  REGARDING  THE  INCIDENCE  OF BLADDER CANCER IN FIREFIGHTERS IN
ORDER TO ENCOURAGE SUCH PERSONS TO SEEK MEDICAL CARE FOR THE  PREVENTION
OR  TREATMENT  OF  ANY  MALIGNANT CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM OCCUPATIONAL
EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS  MATERIALS.    SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  CONDUCTED
THROUGHOUT  THE  STATE AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PRE-EM-
PLOYMENT TESTING, ANNUAL TESTING, AND OTHER FOLLOW-UP TESTING AS MAY  BE
RECOMMENDED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT;  DATA  COLLECTION OF ALL INCIDENCES OF
BLADDER CANCER IN FIREFIGHTERS AND RELATED PROFESSIONS  IN  THIS  STATE;
AND  A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION FOR SUCH GROUPS.  ALL PARTICIPATION BY FIRE-
FIGHTERS IN THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE  VOLUNTARY.
SUCH PROGRAM SHALL EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR ANNUAL TESTING AND THE NEED TO
REMAIN  INFORMED  ABOUT ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING LINKS BETWEEN
FIREFIGHTERS' OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS  AND  BLADDER
CANCER.
  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DESIGNATE  AND MAY ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH
PROVIDERS OF HEALTH CARE AND/OR BLADDER CANCER TESTING MATERIALS FOR THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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