Assembly Bill A261

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A261 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3895
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8625
2011-2012: A6403, A9014, S4132
2013-2014: A538, S1470
2015-2016: A171, S2562

2017-A261 (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.

2017-A261 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    261
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ABINANTI, BENEDETTO, LUPARDO, TITONE, CUSICK,
   COOK,  COLTON,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  WEPRIN,  BARRETT,  LIFTON,  BICHOTTE  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. CROUCH, 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.
   §  2.  On  or before April 1, 2021, 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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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