Senate Bill S6226

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates a Crohn's and colitis identification card

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8146 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2019-S6226 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8146
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 19 §§1900 & 1901, Pub Health L

2019-S6226 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a Crohn's and colitis identification card to allow people suffering from such illnesses to have access to restrooms.

2019-S6226 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6226 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6226
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- 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 creating a Crohn's
   and colitis identification card
 
   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 19
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 19
                  CROHN'S AND COLITIS IDENTIFICATION CARD
 SECTION 1900. DEFINITION.
         1901. CROHN'S AND COLITIS IDENTIFICATION CARD.
   §  1900. DEFINITION. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, "ELIGIBLE MEDICAL CONDI-
 TION" MEANS CROHN'S DISEASE, ULCERATIVE COLITIS, ANY OTHER  INFLAMMATORY
 BOWEL  DISEASE,  IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME OR ANY OTHER MEDICAL CONDITION
 THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO A TOILET FACILITY.
   § 1901. CROHN'S AND COLITIS IDENTIFICATION CARD. 1.  THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL  DEVELOP  AN  IDENTIFICATION  CARD DENOTING THAT A PERSON HAS BEEN
 MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH AN ELIGIBLE MEDICAL CONDITION. SUCH IDENTIFICA-
 TION CARD MAY BE PRESENTED PURSUANT TO  ARTICLE  TWENTY-EIGHT-F  OF  THE
 GENERAL  BUSINESS LAW, IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO RESTROOM FACILITIES AS
 NECESSARY.
   2. UPON THE REQUEST OF A PERSON WITH AN  ELIGIBLE  MEDICAL  CONDITION,
 THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE SUCH CROHN'S AND COLITIS IDENTIFICATION CARD
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ELIGIBILITY AND DOCUMENTATION CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY
 THE DEPARTMENT FOR A FEE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3. THE FRONT OF SUCH CARD SHALL INDICATE THAT IT HAS  BEEN  ISSUED  BY
 THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) THE CARD BEARER'S NAME;
   (B) THE CARD BEARER'S ADDRESS;
   (C) THE CARD BEARER'S DATE OF BIRTH;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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