Assembly Bill A6785

2015-2016 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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2015-A6785 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2761
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Health, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8202
2011-2012: S1172
2013-2014: S3100
2017-2018: A6390, S2193
2019-2020: A3439, S2599
2021-2022: A4527, S3167
2023-2024: A1969, S4677

2015-A6785 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A6785 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6785

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  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  developmental  disa-
bilities,  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 disorder, attention deficit hyperactiv-
ity 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.
                                                           LBD06836-01-5

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