Assembly Actions -
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Jan 21, 2016 |
print number 3246a |
Jan 21, 2016 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health |
Feb 03, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S3246A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
Bill Amendments
2015-S3246 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Health
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S4157
2011-2012: S4550
2013-2014: S1426
2015-S3246 - Summary
Establishes a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs within the department of health to assess the asthma risk factors for the minority citizens of our state, counties and regions; identifies the existing barriers to quality asthma treatment and care among minorities; develops action steps for addressing care issues; launches a state-wide asthma awareness campaign to educate our citizens about the disease
2015-S3246 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3246 TITLE OF BILL: An act to establish a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs PURPOSE: To create a coordinating council to improve prevention and treatment of asthma. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Would require the commissioner of health to establish a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs, and to appoint as many members as he or she deems appropriate. The council would be required to assess the asthma risk factors for minority citizens in NY, identify existing barrier to quality asthma treatment and care among minorities, develop action steps for addressing care issues, and launch a state-wide asthma awareness campaign. JUSTIFICATION: According to the American Lung Association, there are over 1.6 million New Yorkers with asthma, with over 380,000 of them being children. The annual cost of asthma is estimated to be nearly 18 billion dollars. Access to health care for ethnic minorities is often hampered
2015-S3246 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3246 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to establish a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. According to the American Lung Association, there are over 1.6 million New Yorkers with asthma, with over 380,000 of them being children. The annual cost of asthma is estimated to be nearly 18 billion dollars. Access to health care for ethnic minorities is often hampered by socio-economic disparities, shor- tages of primary care physicians in minority communities, language and literacy barriers, and cultural beliefs about the role and usefulness of medicines. There have emerged clear disparities in the burden and treat- ment of asthma in the communities of ethnic minorities. The burden of asthma falls disproportionately on the African-American and Hispanic populations, and especially on children of these ethnic minorities. Therefore, it is the intent of this legislature to create a coordinating council to address these issues and to improve awareness and management of asthma prevention and treatment for minorities in this state. S 2. The commissioner of health shall establish a Minority Coordinat- ing Council on Asthmatic Affairs. The commissioner shall appoint as many members as he or she determines appropriate. Such members shall be representative of those regions of the state with significant minority populations and shall include health care professionals with knowledge and experience in the prevention and treatment of asthma and in the areas of public health care funding. The council shall be tasked with: (a) assessing the asthma risk factors for the minority citizens of this state, its counties and regions; (b) identifying the existing barriers to quality asthma treatment and care among minorities; (c) developing action steps for addressing care issues; and (d) launching a state-wide asthma awareness campaign to educate citizens about the disease, its EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03034-01-5
co-Sponsors
(D) 14th Senate District
2015-S3246A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Health
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S4157
2011-2012: S4550
2013-2014: S1426
2015-S3246A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs within the department of health to assess the asthma risk factors for the minority citizens of our state, counties and regions; identifies the existing barriers to quality asthma treatment and care among minorities; develops action steps for addressing care issues; launches a state-wide asthma awareness campaign to educate our citizens about the disease
2015-S3246A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3246A TITLE OF BILL : An act to establish a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs PURPOSE : To create a coordinating council to improve prevention and treatment of asthma. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Would require the commissioner of health to establish a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs, and to appoint as many members as he or she deems appropriate. The council would be required to assess the asthma risk factors for minority citizens in NY, identify existing barrier to quality asthma treatment and care among minorities, develop action steps for addressing care issues, and launch a state-wide asthma awareness campaign. JUSTIFICATION : According to the American Lung Association, there are over 1.6 million New Yorkers with asthma, with over 380,000 of them being children. The annual cost of asthma is estimated to be nearly 18 billion dollars. Access to health care for ethnic minorities is often hampered
2015-S3246A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3246--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to establish a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. According to the American Lung Association, there are over 1.6 million New Yorkers with asthma, with over 380,000 of them being children. The annual cost of asthma is estimated to be nearly 18 billion dollars. Access to health care for ethnic minorities is often hampered by socio-economic disparities, shor- tages of primary care physicians in minority communities, language and literacy barriers, and cultural beliefs about the role and usefulness of medicines. There have emerged clear disparities in the burden and treat- ment of asthma in the communities of ethnic minorities. The burden of asthma falls disproportionately on the African-American and Hispanic populations, and especially on children of these ethnic minorities. Therefore, it is the intent of this legislature to create a coordinating council to address these issues and to improve awareness and management of asthma prevention and treatment for minorities in this state. S 2. The commissioner of health shall establish a Minority Coordinat- ing Council on Asthmatic Affairs. The commissioner shall appoint as many members as he or she determines appropriate. Such members shall be representative of those regions of the state with significant minority populations and shall include health care professionals with knowledge and experience in the prevention and treatment of asthma and in the areas of public health care funding. The council shall be tasked with: (a) assessing the asthma risk factors for the minority citizens of this state, its counties and regions; (b) identifying the existing barriers EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03034-02-6
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