Assembly Bill A7560B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the provision of informational materials to child care providers and certain physicians regarding the impacts and dangers of congenital cytomegalovirus infection

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A7560 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6287
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390, Soc Serv L; amd §266, ren Art 2 Title 6 to be Title 6-A, ren §266 to be §266-a, Pub Health L

2021-A7560 - Summary

Establishes "Elizabeth's law"; requires child care providers to be provided with informational materials on the impacts and dangers of congenital cytomegalovirus infection and the treatments and methods of prevention of cytomegalovirus infection; requires distribution of materials relating to cytomegalovirus by certain physicians.

2021-A7560 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7560
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  child
   care  providers to be trained on the impacts and dangers of congenital
   cytomegalovirus infection and the treatments and methods of prevention
   of cytomegalovirus infection; and to amend the public health  law,  in
   relation  to  requiring certain physicians to distribute informational
   materials concerning cytomegalovirus
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as "Elizabeth's
 law".
   § 2. Subparagraphs (ix) and (x) of paragraph (b) of subdivision  3  of
 section  390-a  of the social services law, subparagraph (ix) as amended
 and subparagraph (x) as added by chapter 675 of the laws  of  2019,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   (ix)  for  operators,  program  directors, employees and assistants of
 family day care homes, group family day care homes and  child  day  care
 centers,  education and information on the identification, diagnosis and
 prevention of shaken baby syndrome; [and]
   (x) adverse childhood experiences  (ACEs),  focused  on  understanding
 trauma and on nurturing resiliency; AND
   (XI) OCCURRENCE, TRANSMISSION, BIRTH DEFECTS, METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS AND
 PREVENTIVE MEASURES OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS.
   §  3. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2523 to
 read as follows:
   § 2523. CYTOMEGALOVIRUS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP  COMPREHEN-
 SIVE  INFORMATIONAL  MATERIALS,  WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO, THE SYMPTOMS, THE RISKS, THE  TRANSMISSION  AND  THE  PREVENTION  OF
 CYTOMEGALOVIRUS AND THE EFFECTS THAT SUCH VIRUS MAY HAVE ON THE PREGNANT
 INDIVIDUAL AND THE CHILD.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2021-A7560A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6287
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390, Soc Serv L; amd §266, ren Art 2 Title 6 to be Title 6-A, ren §266 to be §266-a, Pub Health L

2021-A7560A - Summary

Establishes "Elizabeth's law"; requires child care providers to be provided with informational materials on the impacts and dangers of congenital cytomegalovirus infection and the treatments and methods of prevention of cytomegalovirus infection; requires distribution of materials relating to cytomegalovirus by certain physicians.

2021-A7560A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7560--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, MAGNARELLI, THIELE, ROZIC, MANKTE-
   LOW,  DAVILA,  CLARK,   BARCLAY,   LUNSFORD,   JEAN-PIERRE,   GRIFFIN,
   SEAWRIGHT,  SIMON,  STIRPE,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GOTTFRIED, STECK, McDONALD,
   EPSTEIN, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children
   and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and  Families
   in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law and the public health law, in
   relation to requiring the  provision  of  informational  materials  to
   child  care providers and certain physicians regarding the impacts and
   dangers of congenital cytomegalovirus infection and the treatments and
   methods of prevention of cytomegalovirus infection
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as "Elizabeth's
 law".
   § 2. Section 390 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 14 to read as follows:
   14. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH
 THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH,  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISTRIBUTE
 INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS RELATED TO THE OCCURRENCE,  TRANSMISSION,  BIRTH
 DEFECTS, METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX
 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO EVERY LICENSED, REGISTERED OR ENROLLED CHILD
 CARE PROVIDER AND THEIR STAFF.
   §  3.  Section 266 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. CYTOMEGALOVIRUS. (A) IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION  PROVIDED  PURSUANT
 TO  THIS  SECTION,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ALSO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE
 INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11235-02-2

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2021-A7560B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6287
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390, Soc Serv L; amd §266, ren Art 2 Title 6 to be Title 6-A, ren §266 to be §266-a, Pub Health L

2021-A7560B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes "Elizabeth's law"; requires child care providers to be provided with informational materials on the impacts and dangers of congenital cytomegalovirus infection and the treatments and methods of prevention of cytomegalovirus infection; requires distribution of materials relating to cytomegalovirus by certain physicians.

2021-A7560B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7560--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, MAGNARELLI, THIELE, ROZIC, MANKTE-
   LOW,  DAVILA,  CLARK,   BARCLAY,   LUNSFORD,   JEAN-PIERRE,   GRIFFIN,
   SEAWRIGHT,  SIMON,  STIRPE,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GOTTFRIED, STECK, McDONALD,
   EPSTEIN, SAYEGH, COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
   Children  and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and
   Families in accordance with Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  -- again reported from said committee with amend-
   ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law and the public  health  law,  in
   relation  to  requiring  the  provision  of informational materials to
   child care providers and certain physicians and midwives regarding the
   impacts and dangers of congenital cytomegalovirus  infection  and  the
   treatments and methods of prevention of cytomegalovirus infection
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  "Elizabeth's
 law".
   § 2. Section 390 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 14 to read as follows:
   14.  THE  OFFICE  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
 THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO  ANNUALLY  DISTRIBUTE
 INFORMATIONAL  MATERIALS  RELATED TO THE OCCURRENCE, TRANSMISSION, BIRTH
 DEFECTS, METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX
 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO EVERY LICENSED, REGISTERED OR ENROLLED CHILD
 CARE PROVIDER AND THEIR STAFF.
   § 3. Section 266 of the public health law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  CYTOMEGALOVIRUS.  (A) IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION PROVIDED PURSUANT
 TO THIS SECTION,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ALSO  DEVELOP  COMPREHENSIVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11235-04-2

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