Senate Bill S7185

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of a disease assessment program

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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-S7185 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 18 §§1801 - 1802, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1304
2021-2022: S2145

2017-S7185 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the department of health shall conduct a program of epidemiological assessments of the incidence of Parkinson's disease in the state.

2017-S7185 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7185 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7185
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- 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  developing  a
   Parkinson's disease assessment program in the state
 
   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 article 18
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 18
                  PARKINSON'S DISEASE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
 SECTION 1801. DEFINITIONS.
         1802. PARKINSON'S DISEASE REGISTRY.
   § 1801. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE: 1. "PARKINSON'S
 DISEASE" SHALL  MEAN  A  CHRONIC  AND  PROGRESSIVE  NEUROLOGIC  DISORDER
 RESULTING FROM DEFICIENCY OF THE NEUROTRANSMITTER DOPAMINE AS THE CONSE-
 QUENCE OF DEGENERATIVE, VASCULAR, OR INFLAMMATORY CHANGES IN THE AREA OF
 THE BRAIN CALLED THE BASAL GANGLIA. SUCH DISORDER SHALL BE CHARACTERIZED
 BY  TREMOR  AT  REST,  SLOW  MOVEMENTS, AND RIGIDITY OF MOVEMENT, DROOPY
 POSTURE, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, AND UNSTEADY OR SHUFFLING GAIT; AND
   2. "FACILITY" SHALL MEAN ANY GOVERNMENTAL OR PRIVATE  AGENCY,  DEPART-
 MENT,  INSTITUTION, CLINIC, LABORATORY, HOSPITAL, NURSING CARE FACILITY,
 HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, ASSOCIATION  OR  OTHER  SIMILAR  ENTITY
 THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE.
   § 1802. PARKINSON'S  DISEASE REGISTRY. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT
 A  PROGRAM  OF    EPIDEMIOLOGICAL  ASSESSMENTS  OF  THE   INCIDENCE   OF
 PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN THE STATE. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED  TO,  THE  MONITORING  OF  PARKINSON'S  DISEASE  ASSOCIATED WITH
 SUSPECTED CHEMICAL AGENTS ENCOUNTERED BY  THE  GENERAL  PUBLIC  BOTH  IN
 SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS AND IN THE ENVIRONMENT GENERALLY.
   2.  AN  ATTENDING  PHYSICIAN OR A PERSON REPRESENTING OR EMPLOYED BY A
 FACILITY AS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT  THE  EXISTENCE  OF
 PARKINSON'S  DISEASE  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  WHEN  SUCH PHYSICIAN OR OTHER
 PERSON DIAGNOSES THE PRESENCE OF THAT ILLNESS OR A PATIENT IS PRESCRIBED
 
              

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