Assembly Bill A5602

Vetoed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the department of health to conduct a study on drugs prescribed for school-age children with ADD and ADHD

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A5602 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8202
Law Section:
Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1172
2013-2014: S3100
2015-2016: S2761
2017-2018: S2193
2019-2020: S2599
2021-2022: S3167
2023-2024: S4677

2009-A5602 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of health to conduct a study on drugs prescribed for school-age children with ADD and ADHD.

2009-A5602 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5602

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN ACT authorizing and directing the department of health to do research
  and study as to the effects of psychostimulants,  selective  seratonin
  reuptake   inhibitors,  antidepressants  and  other  drugs  which  are
  prescribed for attention deficit disorders, ADD and ADHD,  for  school
  age children

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

  Section 1. 1.  The commissioner of health,  in  conjunction  with  the
commissioner  of  mental  health, the commissioner of mental retardation
and developmental disabilities, and the  commissioner  of  education  is
authorized  and  directed  to  conduct a study and do research as to the
effect of psychostimulants,  selective  serotonin  reuptake  inhibitors,
antidepressants  and other drugs prescribed for attention deficit disor-
der, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and the  increasing  rate
of diagnosis of these conditions, in school age children.
  2.  The study shall be conducted in accordance with rules, regulations
and standards determined by the commissioner of health,  and  the  study
shall  concentrate  on harmful side effects of such drugs, the appropri-
ateness and effectiveness of tools and methods used to assess and  diag-
nose  the  condition,  the appropriateness of different medications, and
any demographic disparities in diagnosis.
  3. The commissioner of health shall report his or her findings to  the
governor, the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the
senate on or before two years from the date this act shall take effect.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08853-01-9

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