Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 15, 2010 |
signed chap.220 |
Jul 09, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 22, 2010 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.269 substituted for a11240 |
Jun 22, 2010 |
substituted by s7827 rules report cal.269 reported |
Jun 21, 2010 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 03, 2010 |
reported referred to codes |
May 25, 2010 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A11240
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SKARTADOS
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7827 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
2009-A11240 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7827
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง2500-g & 2168, Pub Health L
2009-A11240 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11240 I N A S S E M B L Y May 25, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SKARTADOS, GOTTFRIED -- (at request of the Department of Health) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to newborn hearing screening results THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2500-g of the public health law, as added by chap- ter 585 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: S 2500-g. Newborn INFANT hearing screening. 1. The commissioner shall, within the amounts appropriated therefor, and in consultation with health care providers or their representatives, establish a program to screen newborn infants for hearing problems. This program shall incorpo- rate consensus medical guidelines and protocols, reflecting the most cost-effective methods for detecting hearing problems as early as possi- ble in an infant's life. The program shall provide for follow-up screen- ing including referrals for screening or care. Such program shall also provide for the reimbursement of health care providers performing such services under the program. 2. It shall be the duty of the administrative officer[,] or other designated person[,] at each [institution] FACILITY LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER caring for newborn infants, to either administer [such a program or] A HEARING SCREENING UPON EACH SUCH NEWBORN INFANT OR, IF THE FACILITY IS NOT REASONABLY ABLE TO SCREEN A NEWBORN INFANT PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, provide a referral for the [patient] NEWBORN INFANT to obtain the service following discharge. FACILITIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION THAT ADMINISTER A NEWBORN INFANT HEARING SCREENING SHALL REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT IN A MANNER AND FORMAT REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER: (A) THE RESULTS OF EACH NEWBORN INFANT HEARING SCREENING PERFORMED; (B) INSTANCES IN WHICH A NEWBORN INFANT HEARING SCREENING IS NOT PERFORMED ON A NEWBORN INFANT BEFORE SUCH INFANT IS DISCHARGED FROM THE FACILITY; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15707-04-0
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