Assembly Bill A8365

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a campaign to promote public awareness of the causes of oral disease and its prevention

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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
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A8365 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8348
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §207-b, Pub Health L

2023-A8365 - Summary

Establishes a campaign to promote public awareness of the importance of good oral health, including but not limited to, the impact of oral disease, causes of oral disease and its prevention, oral health across the lifespan, the total body connection, the value of early detection and the availability of oral health services in the community.

2023-A8365 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8365
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, McDONALD, ANGELINO, MAGNARELLI, GUNTHER,
   GRAY,  DeSTEFANO,  LUPARDO,  PAULIN  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  establishing  a
   campaign to promote public awareness of the causes of oral disease and
   its prevention
 
   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  section
 207-b to read as follows:
   §  207-B.  ORAL HEALTH AWARENESS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION
 WITH THE COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION,  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND  IMPLEMENT  A
 CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE FOLLOWING: THE IMPORTANCE OF
 GOOD  ORAL  HEALTH,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, THE IMPACT OF ORAL
 DISEASE, CAUSES OF ORAL DISEASE AND ITS PREVENTION, ORAL  HEALTH  ACROSS
 THE  LIFESPAN,  THE  TOTAL BODY CONNECTION, THE VALUE OF EARLY DETECTION
 AND THE AVAILABILITY OF ORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.
   2. SUCH CAMPAIGN SHALL UTILIZE PUBLIC FORUMS, SOCIAL  MEDIA  AND  MASS
 MEDIA,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  THE INTERNET, RADIO, AND PRINT
 ADVERTISING AND SHALL INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND  INFORMATION  ON
 THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMERS, PARTICULAR-
 LY  TARGETED  TO  HIGH  RISK GROUPS THROUGH LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH,
 LOCAL HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS, INCLUDING BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  HEALTH
 MAINTENANCE  ORGANIZATIONS,  HOSPITALS,  WALK-IN  MEDICAL  CARE CENTERS,
 MOBILE CARE UNITS, SURGICAL CENTERS, HEALTH-ORIENTED PLACES OF BUSINESS,
 CLINICS, SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING YOUNG CHILDREN, FAMILIES  AND
 GERIATRIC POPULATIONS.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSULT WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND CONSUMER ADVO-
 CATES TO ENSURE SUCH CAMPAIGN IS CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND LINGUISTICALLY
 APPROPRIATE. SUCH CAMPAIGN SHALL END ON DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-SIX.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13641-01-3

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2023-A8365A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8348
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §207-b, Pub Health L

2023-A8365A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a campaign to promote public awareness of the importance of good oral health, including but not limited to, the impact of oral disease, causes of oral disease and its prevention, oral health across the lifespan, the total body connection, the value of early detection and the availability of oral health services in the community.

2023-A8365A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8365--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, McDONALD, ANGELINO, MAGNARELLI, GUNTHER,
   GRAY,  DeSTEFANO, LUPARDO, PAULIN, LUNSFORD, SEAWRIGHT, THIELE, JONES,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  SIMON,  WALSH  --
   read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Health 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 public health law, in  relation  to  establishing  a
   campaign to promote public awareness of the causes of oral disease and
   its prevention
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (s) to read as follows:
   (S)  THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ORAL HEALTH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 THE IMPACT OF ORAL DISEASE, CAUSES OF ORAL DISEASE AND  ITS  PREVENTION,
 ORAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN, THE TOTAL BODY CONNECTION, THE VALUE OF
 EARLY  DETECTION  AND  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF ORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE
 COMMUNITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13641-02-4

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