Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 04, 2014 |
signed chap.342 |
Aug 25, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 02, 2014 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.804 substituted for a4465a |
May 07, 2014 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 04, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 03, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 27, 2014 |
1st report cal.203 |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
May 07, 2013 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 06, 2013 |
ordered to third reading cal.559 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 21, 2013 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S3817
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - 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
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Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2013-S3817 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S3817 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3817 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a women's health website PURPOSE: Directs the Department of Health (DOH) to establish an internet website to advance women's health initiatives and promote the expansion of covered preventative services pursuant to federal law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one creates a new title under which the DOH shall establish and maintain an internet website for the purpose of advancing women's health initiatives. Information shall be provided for the purposes of educating the public and raising awareness of women's health issues. Information and links to useful resources shall be provided to encourage use of services now made more widely available to women in the state of New York. The website shall also include information detailing the 22 preventative services now covered pursuant to federal law and regulations. This section also requires the DOH to consider making use of social media networks for the purposes of further advancing women's health initiatives. JUSTIFICATION: The Affordable Care Act makes several changes to public programs, insurance and other aspects of health policy that affect women's health. In 2010, provisions took effect on the federal
2013-S3817 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3817 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 21, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- 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 a women's health website THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 2 of the public health law is amended by adding a new title VI to read as follows: TITLE VI WOMEN'S HEALTH SECTION 266. DEPARTMENT WEBSITE. S 266. DEPARTMENT WEBSITE. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAIN- TAIN AN INTERNET WEBSITE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVES. THE WEBSITE SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND RAISING AWARENESS OF WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES, PROVIDE LINKS TO USEFUL RESOURCES AND ENCOURAGE THE USE OF SERVICES NOW MADE MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE TO THE WOMEN OF NEW YORK STATE. THE WEBSITE SHALL ALSO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PREVENTATIVE SERVICES NOW COVERED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATION, AND EXPLAIN THAT SUCH SERVICES MUST BE COVERED WITH NO COST SHARING: (A) ANEMIA SCREENING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN; (B) BACTERIURIA URINARY TRACT OR OTHER INFECTION SCREENING FOR PREG- NANT WOMEN; (C) BRCA COUNSELING ABOUT GENETIC TESTING FOR WOMEN AT HIGHER RISK; (D) BREAST CANCER MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS EVERY ONE TO TWO YEARS FOR WOMEN OVER AGE FORTY; (E) BREAST CANCER CHEMOPREVENTION COUNSELING FOR WOMEN AT HIGHER RISK; (F) BREASTFEEDING COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND COUNSELING FROM TRAINED PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO BREASTFEEDING SUPPLIES, FOR PREGNANT AND NURSING WOMEN; (G) CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING FOR SEXUALLY ACTIVE WOMEN; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09126-01-3
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