Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Mar 10, 2023 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A5469
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SMITH
Current 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
2023-A5469 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A5469 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5469 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SMITH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the department of health to establish and maintain a list of toxins which members of the military may have come into contact with and requiring doctors to ask patients whether they have served in the military THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 32 to read as follows: 32. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL COMPILE AND PERIODICALLY UPDATE A LIST OF TOXIC MATERIALS OR HARMFUL PHYSICAL AGENTS WHICH MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY MAY HAVE COME INTO CONTACT WITH AS A RESULT OF MILITARY SERVICE. THE COMMISSIONER MAY CONSULT WITH THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION TO ASSIST IN THE COMPILATION OF SUCH LIST. THE LIST SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ALL PERSONS LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW. § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 38-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 38-A VETERANS HEALTH SECTION 3810. TOXIC MATERIALS AND HARMFUL PHYSICAL AGENTS. § 3810. TOXIC MATERIALS AND HARMFUL PHYSICAL AGENTS. ALL DOCTORS LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW SHALL ASK EACH PATIENT WHETHER HE OR SHE HAS SERVED IN THE MILITARY AND WHETHER HE OR SHE HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO ANY OF THE TOXIC MATERIALS OR HARMFUL PHYSICAL AGENTS INCLUDED IN THE LIST COMPILED BY THE COMMISSIONER, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTY-TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. WHEN A DOCTOR IS DIAGNOSING A PATIENT WHO HAS SERVED IN THE MILITARY AND WHO MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO ANY OF THE TOXIC MATERIALS OR HARMFUL PHYSICAL AGENTS INCLUDED IN SUCH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01030-01-3
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