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                                   550

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
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Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  the  autism
  detection and education program and mapping of autism locations

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

  Section 1. Article 24 of the public health law is amended by adding  a
new title 1-C to read as follows:
                                TITLE 1-C
             AUTISM DETECTION, EDUCATION AND MAPPING PROGRAM
SECTION 2415-A. AUTISM  DETECTION, EDUCATION AND MAPPING PROGRAM; ESTAB-
                  LISHMENT.
        2415-B. GRANTS TO APPROVED ORGANIZATIONS.
        2415-C. ANNUAL REPORT.
  S 2415-A. AUTISM DETECTION, EDUCATION AND MAPPING PROGRAM;  ESTABLISH-
MENT.    1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY  CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THE AUTISM
DETECTION, EDUCATION AND MAPPING PROGRAM.  THIS PROGRAM  IS  ESTABLISHED
TO  PROMOTE  SCREENING  AND  DETECTION  OF AUTISM, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC
REGARDING AUTISM, TO PROVIDE COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICES AND TO MAP
LOCATIONS OF OCCURRENCE OF AUTISM.
  2. THE PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE:
  (A)  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  A  STATEWIDE  PUBLIC  EDUCATION  AND  OUTREACH
CAMPAIGN  TO  PUBLICIZE  AUTISM  DETECTION  AND EDUCATION SERVICES, SUCH
CAMPAIGN SHALL INCLUDE: GENERAL COMMUNITY  EDUCATION,  AUTISM  SCREENING
SERVICES,  INFORMATION  ON  THE  EXTENT OF COVERAGE FOR SUCH SERVICES BY
HEALTH INSURANCE, ANY AVAILABLE MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  AND  OTHER
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS.
  (B)  PROVISION OF GRANTS TO APPROVED ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION TWEN-
TY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTEEN-B OF THIS TITLE;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (C) COMPILATION OF DATA CONCERNING THE AUTISM DETECTION, EDUCATION AND
MAPPING PROGRAM INCLUDING MAPPING OF THE FREQUENCY OF THE OCCURRENCE  OF
AUTISM  IN  VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE STATE AND DISSEMINATION OF THE DATA
TO THE PUBLIC.
  S  2415-B. GRANTS TO APPROVED ORGANIZATIONS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
MAKE GRANTS WITHIN THE AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED TO  APPROVED  ORGANIZATIONS,
AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF THIS SECTION, FOR THE PROVISION OF
SERVICES RELATING TO AUTISM SCREENING, DETECTION AND MAPPING AS PART  OF
THIS PROGRAM. SUCH SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (A) PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF DETECTION OF AUTISM;
  (B)  PROVISION  OF COUNSELING AND INFORMATION ON TREATMENT OPTIONS AND
REFERRAL FOR APPROPRIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT;
  (C) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND  TO  HEALTH
CARE  PROFESSIONALS  CONCERNING  AUTISM,  THE  BENEFITS OF DETECTION AND
TREATMENT, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF AUTISM SERVICES;
  (D) IDENTIFICATION OF  LOCAL  AUTISM  SCREENING  SERVICES  WITHIN  THE
APPROVED ORGANIZATION'S REGION;
  (E)  PROVISION  OF  INFORMATION,  COUNSELING  AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO
INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM; AND
  (F) MAPPING OF THE FREQUENCY OF THE OCCURRENCE OF  AUTISM  IN  VARIOUS
LOCATIONS OF THE STATE.
  2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, "APPROVED ORGANIZATION" SHALL
MEAN AN ORGANIZATION APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, TO  PROVIDE  SERVICES
UNDER THIS SECTION. SUCH ORGANIZATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO, THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) A HOSPITAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER;
  (B)   A   HEALTH   MAINTENANCE  ORGANIZATION  LICENSED  UNDER  ARTICLE
FORTY-THREE OF THE INSURANCE LAW OR CERTIFIED UNDER  ARTICLE  FORTY-FOUR
OF THIS CHAPTER;
  (C) AN ORGANIZATION WITH PROGRAM EXPERTISE IN AUTISM RELATED ISSUES;
  (D) A COUNTY OR CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT; OR
  (E) ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE.
  3.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP STANDARDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
AUTISM DETECTION, EDUCATION AND MAPPING PROGRAMS BY  APPROVED  ORGANIZA-
TIONS WHICH SHALL ENSURE THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) INTEGRATION OF THE APPROVED ORGANIZATION WITH EXISTING HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS;
  (B) MAXIMIZING THIRD PARTY REIMBURSEMENT;
  (C)  PROVIDING DATA COLLECTION FOR MAPPING OF THE OCCURRENCE OF AUTISM
IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS OF THE STATE.
  S 2415-C. ANNUAL REPORT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT  ON  OR  BEFORE
DECEMBER  FIRST,  AN  ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE,
CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF THE AUTISM DETECTION, EDUCATION AND  MAPPING
PROGRAM.  COMMENCING IN TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, SUCH REPORTS SHALL INCLUDE
THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PROGRAM  IN  PROVIDING  DETECTION,  EDUCATION  AND
MAPPING  OF  THE  FREQUENCY  OF  THE  OCCURRENCE  OF  AUTISM  IN VARIOUS
LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE.  APPROVED ORGANIZATIONS SHALL  PROVIDE  SUCH
DATA  AND  ASSESSMENT  AS  THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE FOR SUCH REPORT.
SUCH REPORT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL ACTION
TO RESPOND TO THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF AUTISM IN THIS STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law;  provided that the commissioner of health is imme-
diately authorized and directed to promulgate, amend and/or  repeal  any
rule and regulation necessary to implement the provisions of this act on
such effective date.