Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 25, 2018 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A10887
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Charles Barron
Walter T. Mosley
Harvey Epstein
Jaime R. Williams
multi-Sponsors
Jo Anne Simon
2017-A10887 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A10887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10887 I N A S S E M B L Y May 25, 2018 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, BARRON, MOSLEY, EPSTEIN, WILLIAMS, ARROYO, HYNDMAN, CRESPO, LAVINE, L. ROSENTHAL, BLAKE -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating NYCHA-based health centers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 411 to read as follows: § 411. NYCHA-BASED HEALTH CENTERS. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH HEALTH CENTERS ON CAMPUSES FOR RESIDENTS LIVING ON SUCH CAMPUSES. 2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "CAMPUS" SHALL REFER TO AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT OWNED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY; (B) "HEALTH CENTER" SHALL MEAN AN AREA LOCATED WITHIN A CAMPUS DESIG- NATED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVID- ING BASIC HEALTH SERVICES, SUCH AREA SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN A DESIGNATED COMMUNITY SPACE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL; AND (C) "BASIC HEALTH SERVICES" SHALL MEAN PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING PRENATAL CARE; SCREENINGS FOR VISION, HEAR- ING, ASTHMA, TUBERCULOSIS AND OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER; MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT FOR ILLNESSES, INCLUDING THE PRESCRIBING OF MEDICATION; AND SPECIALTY CARE AND TESTING FOR LEAD POISONING AND MOLD EXPOSURE, AND SPECIFICALLY RESPIRATORY RELATED ILLNESSES. 3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH SUCH HEALTH CENTERS. SUCH RESOURCES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, MATERIALS USED TO PERFORM SCREENINGS AND DIAGNOSTIC BLOOD TESTS, MATERIALS USED TO MAINTAIN A SAFE AND SANITARY HEALTH CENTER, AND PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND ASSIST IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH HEALTH CENTERS. 4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AT LEAST ONE HEALTH CENTER AT A CAMPUS WITHIN EACH BOROUGH IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE LOCATION OF SUCH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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