Senate Bill S7522

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to expanding the health department's review of correctional health services

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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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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:
2021-2022: S4964, A6386
2023-2024: S505

2019-S7522 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the health department's review of correctional health services by including a biennial study of health care staffing at facilities operated by the department of corrections and community supervision.

2019-S7522 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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