Assembly Bill A538A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs certain commissioners to study and report on the costs to the state of early diagnosis and treatment of autism

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A538 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1470
Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8625
2011-2012: A6403, A9014, S4132
2015-2016: A171, S2562
2017-2018: A261, S3895

2013-A538 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities, the commissioner of education, the commissioner of health, the commissioner of the office of children and family services and the commissioner of mental health to study and report the costs to the state for the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and the long-term treatment for individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

2013-A538 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   538

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI, MAISEL, DUPREY, CORWIN, BENEDETTO,
  LUPARDO, CAMARA, TITONE, CUSICK, COOK, STEVENSON, COLTON, ENGLEBRIGHT,
  ROBINSON, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BOYLAND,  CROUCH,
  GIBSON, GRAF, McDONOUGH, MOYA, RAIA, SALADINO, THIELE -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Mental Health

AN ACT to direct the commissioner of the office for people with develop-
  mental disabilities to study and report upon the cost to the state for
  the  early diagnosis and long-term treatment of autism spectrum disor-
  der

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

  Section  1.  The  commissioner  of the office for people with develop-
mental disabilities, the commissioner of education, the commissioner  of
health,  the  commissioner of the office of children and family services
and the commissioner  of  mental  health  shall  cause  a  study  to  be
performed  on  the  costs to the state for the early diagnosis of autism
spectrum disorder and the long-term treatment of individuals with autism
spectrum disorder.  Such study shall include, but not be limited  to,  a
projected  estimate  of  future  cost to the state associated with state
services that will be needed to accommodate the growth in the number  of
individuals being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
  S  2.  On  or before April 1, 2016, the commissioner of the office for
people with developmental disabilities, the commissioner  of  education,
the  commissioner  of health, the commissioner of the office of children
and family services and the commissioner of mental health shall  deliver
a copy of the findings of the study conducted pursuant to section one of
this  act  and  any  legislative  recommendations  he or she deems to be
necessary to the governor, the temporary president of  the  senate,  the
speaker  of  the  assembly,  the chair of the mental health and develop-
mental disabilities committee of the senate, and the chair of the mental
health committee of the assembly.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2013-A538A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1470
Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8625
2011-2012: A6403, A9014, S4132
2015-2016: A171, S2562
2017-2018: A261, S3895

2013-A538A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities, the commissioner of education, the commissioner of health, the commissioner of the office of children and family services and the commissioner of mental health to study and report the costs to the state for the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and the long-term treatment for individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

2013-A538A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 538--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ABINANTI, DUPREY, CORWIN, BENEDETTO, LUPARDO,
  CAMARA, TITONE, CUSICK, COOK, COLTON, ENGLEBRIGHT, ROBINSON, WEPRIN --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CROUCH, GRAF, McDONOUGH, MOYA,
  RAIA, SALADINO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
  Mental  Health  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Mental Health in
  accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to direct the commissioner of the office for people with develop-
  mental disabilities to study and report upon the cost to the state for
  the early diagnosis and long-term treatment of autism spectrum  disor-
  der

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

  Section 1. The commissioner of the office  for  people  with  develop-
mental  disabilities, the commissioner of education, the commissioner of
health, the commissioner of the office of children and  family  services
and  the  commissioner  of  mental  health  shall  cause  a  study to be
performed on the costs to the state for the early  diagnosis  of  autism
spectrum disorder and the long-term treatment of individuals with autism
spectrum  disorder.   Such study shall include, but not be limited to, a
projected estimate of future cost to the  state  associated  with  state
services  that will be needed to accommodate the growth in the number of
individuals being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
  S 2. On or before April 1, 2017, the commissioner of  the  office  for
people  with  developmental disabilities, the commissioner of education,
the commissioner of health, the commissioner of the office  of  children
and  family services and the commissioner of mental health shall deliver
a copy of the findings of the study conducted pursuant to section one of
this act and any legislative recommendations  he  or  she  deems  to  be

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

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