Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 28, 2020 |
committed to rules |
Mar 10, 2020 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 04, 2020 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 03, 2020 |
1st report cal.558 |
Feb 11, 2020 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 23, 2020 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S7522
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
Votes
2019-S7522 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9044
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §206, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2021-2022:
S4964, A6386
2023-2024: S505
2019-S7522 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7522 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to expanding health department review of correctional health services PURPOSE: To expand Department of Health (DoH) review of health policies and prac- tices in Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) and local correctional facilities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision 26 of Public Health Law § 206 by adding additional categories of health services - women's health, transgender health, chronic health conditions, substance use disorder, health care services for individuals fifty years of age or older, and discharge planning - to DOH's existing power to review DOCCS and local jail
2019-S7522 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7522 I N S E N A T E January 23, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- 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 expanding health department review of correctional health services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 26 of section 206 of the public health law, as amended by section 127-t of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended and a new subdivision 26-a is added to read as follows: 26. (A) The commissioner [is hereby authorized and directed to], IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS IN RELATION TO SUBPARAGRAPH (VIII) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, SHALL review any policy or practice instituted in facilities operated by the department of corrections and community supervision, and in all local correctional facilities, as defined in subdivision sixteen of section two of the correction law, regarding: (I) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)[,] AND acquired immunodeficien- cy syndrome (AIDS), [and] INCLUDING THE PREVENTION AND TRANSMISSION OF HIV AND THE TREATMENT OF AIDS; (II) hepatitis C (HCV) including the prevention of the transmission of [HIV and HCV and the treatment of AIDS, HIV and] HCV [among inmates]; (III) WOMEN'S HEALTH; (IV) TRANSGENDER HEALTH; (V) CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ASTHMA, DIABETES, AND HEART DISEASE; (VI) HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS FIFTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; (VII) DISCHARGE PLANNING OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES INCLUDING PLANNING FOR DISCHARGES REQUIRING RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT OR LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES; AND (VIII) SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. (B) Such [review] REVIEWS shall be performed annually and shall focus on whether such [HIV, AIDS or HCV policy] POLICIES or [practice is] PRACTICES ARE consistent with current, generally accepted medical stand- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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