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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S7956
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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-S7956 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S7956 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7956 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the lymphology study and requiring the department of health to study the effects of certain training criteria established by the Lymphology Asso- ciation of North America PURPOSE OF BILL: This bill requires that the lymphology study examine the effects of requiring all therapists in this state treating patients inflicted with lymphedema to meet the training criteria established by the Lymphology Association of North America, and specifically examine whether such criteria would improve treatments, patient outcomes and/or lower overall medical costs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill amends the public health law article setting
2023-S7956 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7956 I N S E N A T E January 4, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 establishing the lymphology study and requiring the department of health to study the effects of certain training criteria established by the Lymphology Association of North America 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 article 27-L to read as follows: ARTICLE 27-L LYMPHOLOGY STUDY SECTION 2799-T. LYMPHOLOGY STUDY. § 2799-T. LYMPHOLOGY STUDY. 1. THE LYMPHOLOGY STUDY SHALL EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF REQUIRING ALL THERAPISTS IN THIS STATE TREATING PATIENTS INFLICTED WITH LYMPHEDEMA TO MEET THE TRAINING CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE LYMPHOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA, AND SPECIFICALLY EXAMINE WHETHER SUCH CRITERIA WOULD IMPROVE TREATMENTS, PATIENT OUTCOMES AND/OR LOWER OVERALL MEDICAL COSTS. 2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE CENTRAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINIS- TERING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AND OTHERWISE COORDINATING THE STATE'S POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY. 3. THE STUDY SHALL COMMENCE NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE EFFEC- TIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE NO LATER THAN SIX MONTHS FROM THE BEGINNING OF SUCH STUDY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05992-01-3
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