Assembly Bill A4284

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for Alzheimer's detection, education and mapping program

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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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2013-A4284 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 24 Title 1-C §§2415-a & 2415-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8613
2015-2016: A3136
2017-2018: A7425

2013-A4284 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for Alzheimer's detection, education and mapping program; promote screening and detection of Alzheimer's; provides counseling services and mapping locations of Alzheimer's in the state.

2013-A4284 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4284

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE,
  FINCH, GABRYSZAK, RUSSELL -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on Aging

AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to the Alzheimer's
  detection and education program and mapping of Alzheimer's locations

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Article 24 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new title 1-C to read as follows:
                                TITLE 1-C
          ALZHEIMER'S DETECTION, EDUCATION AND MAPPING PROGRAM
SECTION 2415-A. ALZHEIMER'S DETECTION, EDUCATION  AND  MAPPING  PROGRAM;
                  ESTABLISHMENT.
        2415-B. ANNUAL REPORT.
  S 2415-A. ALZHEIMER'S DETECTION, EDUCATION AND MAPPING PROGRAM; ESTAB-
LISHMENT.    1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY  CREATED  WITHIN  THE  DEPARTMENT THE
ALZHEIMER'S DETECTION, EDUCATION AND MAPPING PROGRAM.   THIS PROGRAM  IS
ESTABLISHED  TO  PROMOTE  SCREENING  AND  DETECTION  OF  ALZHEIMER'S, TO
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING  ALZHEIMER'S,  TO  PROVIDE  COUNSELING  AND
REFERRAL SERVICES AND TO MAP LOCATIONS OF OCCURRENCE OF ALZHEIMER'S.
  2. THE PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE:
  (A)  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  A  STATEWIDE  PUBLIC  EDUCATION  AND  OUTREACH
CAMPAIGN TO PUBLICIZE ALZHEIMER'S DETECTION AND EDUCATION SERVICES, SUCH
CAMPAIGN SHALL INCLUDE: GENERAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION, ALZHEIMER'S SCREEN-
ING SERVICES, INFORMATION ON THE EXTENT OF COVERAGE FOR SUCH SERVICES BY
HEALTH INSURANCE, ANY AVAILABLE MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  AND  OTHER
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS; AND
  (B)  COMPILATION  OF DATA CONCERNING THE ALZHEIMER'S DETECTION, EDUCA-
TION AND MAPPING PROGRAM INCLUDING  MAPPING  OF  THE  FREQUENCY  OF  THE
OCCURRENCE  OF ALZHEIMER'S IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE STATE AND DISSEM-
INATION OF THE DATA TO THE PUBLIC.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04373-01-3

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