Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 28, 2019 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A3051
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DICKENS
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
2019-A3051 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A3051 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that the department of health shall establish a program, or enhance existing programs, for the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of cases of tuberculosis in areas of the state where the incidence of tuberculosis prevails at epidemic levels; provides that such program shall provide a standardized level of care for the systematic, routine and periodic examination of men, women and children residing in such areas; appropriates $8,000,000 therefor.
2019-A3051 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3051 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 28, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DICKENS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to tuberculosis screening, outreach and services and making an appropriation therefor THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title 2 of article 22 of the public health law is amended by adding a new section 2220 to read as follows: § 2220. TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING, OUTREACH AND SERVICES. 1. THE DEPART- MENT SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM, OR ENHANCE EXISTING PROGRAMS, FOR THE PREVENTION, EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS IN AREAS OF THE STATE WHERE THE INCIDENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS PREVAILS AT EPIDEMIC LEVELS. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE A STANDARDIZED LEVEL OF CARE FOR THE SYSTEMATIC, ROUTINE AND PERIODIC EXAMINATION OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN RESIDING IN SUCH AREAS. 2. ANY PHYSICIAN, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, OR HEALTH ORGANIZATION WHO DIAGNOSES A CASE OR PROBABLE CASE OF TUBERCULOSIS SHALL MAKE A WRITTEN REPORT OF SUCH FINDING (I) TO THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE AFFECTED CHILD OR TO THE AFFECTED ADULT, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND (II) TO THE LOCAL COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH OR PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR AND TO THE COMMISSIONER. THE LOCAL COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH OR PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR SHALL CAUSE TO BE EXAMINED OTHER FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS OF THE AFFECTED PERSON EVERY YEAR FOR THREE YEARS OR SUCH OTHER PERIOD OF TIME AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEEM ADVISABLE. THE LOCAL COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH OR PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR SHALL ADVISE OTHER FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS OF THE AFFECTED PERSON OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE DISEASE, OF THE NEED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE SANITARY MEASURES, OF THE NEED TO TAKE ALL PRESCRIBED MEDICATION, OF THE MEANS OF TRANSMISSION OF THE DISEASE, AND OF OTHER APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, THROUGH LOCAL COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTORS, SHALL ESTABLISH, IN AREAS OF EPIDEMIC, A COMPREHENSIVE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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