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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 26, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S3706
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, G, IP, SC) 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2017-S3706 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8967
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§2541 & 2542, Pub Health L; amd §371, Soc Serv L; amd §1012, Fam Ct Act
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S6719, A9229
2019-2020: A199
2017-S3706 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to care and protection of children; adds to the definition of children at risk infants who test positive for a controlled substance not prescribed by a physician, in their bloodstream or urine, are born dependent on such drugs or who demonstrate drug withdrawal symptoms, or who have been diagnosed with a condition attributable to in utero exposure to illegal drugs.
2017-S3706 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3706 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, the social services law and the family court act, in relation to care and protection of children PURPOSE : The bill establishes a means by which the state can monitor and provide assistance to mothers and infants who are born dependent or addicted to illicit drugs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one amends section 2541 of the public health law by adding a new category and definition for "children at risk". Section two amends section 2542 of the public health law by adding a new provision directing the commissioner to create services and a monitoring program for mothers who give birth to "children at risk" as defined in Section 1 and directs the Office of Children and Family Services to be notified in the event that a mother is non-compliant in her monitoring program. Section three expands the public health law to include "children at risk" as a category which should be referred to early intervention
2017-S3706 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3706 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MURPHY, AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, the social services law and the family court act, in relation to care and protection of children THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2541 of the public health law, as added by chapter 428 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: 1. "Children at risk" means children who may experience a disability because of medical, biological or environmental factors which may produce developmental delay, OR INFANTS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE NOT PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN, IN THEIR BLOODSTREAM OR URINE, ARE BORN DEPENDENT ON SUCH DRUGS OR WHO DEMONSTRATE DRUG WITH- DRAWAL SYMPTOMS, OR WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A CONDITION ATTRIBUT- ABLE TO IN UTERO EXPOSURE TO ILLEGAL DRUGS, as determined by the commis- sioner through regulation. § 2. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 2542 of the public health law, as added by chapter 428 of the laws of 1992, are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows: (b) be coordinated with efforts to identify, locate and track children conducted by other agencies responsible for services to infants and toddlers and their families, including the efforts in (i) part B of the federal individuals with disabilities education act, including early childhood direction centers, (ii) the maternal and child health program under title V of the federal social security act, including the infant health assessment program, (iii) medicaid's early periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment program under title XIX of the federal social security act, and (iv) the federal supplemental security income program; THE KEEPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SAFE ACT OF 2003; [and] (c) provide for the identification, tracking and screening of children at risk of developmental delay, using resources available through the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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