Assembly Bill A9019A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to impact studies on tick-borne diseases

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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-A9019 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7171
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §207-a, Pub Health L

2017-A9019 - Summary

Relates to impact studies on tick-borne diseases; requires the department to issue a report examining the mental health impacts of tick-borne diseases and blood-borne pathogens on mental illness rates in endemic areas of the state.

2017-A9019 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9019
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to impact studies on
   infectious diseases
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 7.48 to read as follows:
 § 7.48 INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN IMPACT STUDY.
   (A) THE OFFICE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH,  SHALL
 ISSUE  A  REPORT  EXAMINING  THE  MENTAL  HEALTH  IMPACTS  OF INFECTIOUS
 DISEASES AND BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS ON MENTAL ILLNESS  RATES  IN  ENDEMIC
 AREAS OF THE STATE. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (1) CONSIDERATIONS OF HOW LYME, TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES, AND OTHER BLOOD-
 BORNE  PATHOGENS  OR  VECTOR-BORNE  DISEASES  MAY HAVE CORRELATIONS WITH
 MENTAL ILLNESS IN INFECTED INDIVIDUALS;
   (2) POPULATIONS AT-RISK INCLUDING THOSE INDIVIDUALS  WITH  OCCUPATIONS
 OUTDOORS AND/OR INCREASED EXPOSURE TO VECTORS;
   (3)  DIAGNOSTIC INDICATORS OF MENTAL ILLNESS THAT CAN BE USED AS GUID-
 ANCE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS;
   (4) HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF INFECTION RATES  AND  MENTAL  ILLNESS
 INDICATORS  THAT  MAY  HAVE  GONE UNDIAGNOSED OR MISDIAGNOSED IN ENDEMIC
 AREAS; AND
   (5) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERVENTION AND COORDINATED CARE FOR INDIVID-
 UALS WHO EXHIBIT MENTAL ILLNESS SYMPTOMS AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE  BOTH
 PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS.
   (B)  SUCH  REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY NO LATER THAN OCTOBER FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  NINETEEN. THE OFFICE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH MAY ENGAGE
 STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMPILATION OF THE REPORT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO, MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS,  HEALTH  CARE  PRACTITIONERS,  MENTAL
 HEALTH PROVIDERS, COUNTY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND ADVOCATES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A9019A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7171
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §207-a, Pub Health L

2017-A9019A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to impact studies on tick-borne diseases; requires the department to issue a report examining the mental health impacts of tick-borne diseases and blood-borne pathogens on mental illness rates in endemic areas of the state.

2017-A9019A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9019--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, LUPARDO, BARRETT, BYRNE -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Mental Health -- reported and referred to
   the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to impact studies on
   tick-borne diseases

   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
 207-a to read as follows:
   § 207-A. TICK-BORNE DISEASES AND BLOOD-BORNE  PATHOGEN  IMPACT  STUDY.
 1.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL
 HEALTH, SHALL ISSUE A REPORT EXAMINING  THE  MENTAL  HEALTH  IMPACTS  OF
 TICK-BORNE DISEASES AND BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS ON MENTAL ILLNESS RATES IN
 ENDEMIC AREAS OF THE STATE. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO:
   (A) CONSIDERATIONS OF HOW LYME, TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES, AND OTHER BLOOD-
 BORNE  PATHOGENS  OR  VECTOR-BORNE  DISEASES  MAY HAVE CORRELATIONS WITH
 MENTAL ILLNESS IN INFECTED INDIVIDUALS;
   (B) POPULATIONS AT-RISK INCLUDING THOSE INDIVIDUALS  WITH  OCCUPATIONS
 OUTDOORS AND/OR INCREASED EXPOSURE TO VECTORS;
   (C)  DIAGNOSTIC INDICATORS OF MENTAL ILLNESS THAT CAN BE USED AS GUID-
 ANCE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS;
   (D) HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF INFECTION RATES  AND  MENTAL  ILLNESS
 INDICATORS  THAT  MAY  HAVE  GONE UNDIAGNOSED OR MISDIAGNOSED IN ENDEMIC
 AREAS; AND
   (E) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERVENTION AND COORDINATED CARE FOR INDIVID-
 UALS WHO EXHIBIT MENTAL ILLNESS SYMPTOMS AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE  BOTH
 PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS.
   2.  SUCH  REPORT  SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY NO LATER THAN OCTOBER FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  NINETEEN. THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH
 MAY ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMPILATION OF THE REPORT, INCLUDING  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO, MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, HEALTH CARE PRACTITION-
 ERS, MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, COUNTY AND  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT,  AND  ADVO-
 CATES.

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