Bill Text: NY A01969 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1969

NY State Legislature page for A01969

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes and directs the department of health to conduct a study on drugs prescribed for school-age children with ADD and ADHD.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to health [A01969 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A01969-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          1969

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 23, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. WALKER, JEAN-PIERRE, STECK, SANTABARBARA, COOK --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Health

        AN ACT authorizing and directing the department of health to do research
          and  study  as to the effects of psychostimulants, selective seratonin
          reuptake  inhibitors,  antidepressants  and  other  drugs  which   are
          prescribed  for  attention deficit disorders, ADD and ADHD, for school
          age children

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  1.    The commissioner of health, in conjunction with the
     2  commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of  developmental  disa-
     3  bilities,  and  the commissioner of education is authorized and directed
     4  to conduct a study and do research as to the effect of psychostimulants,
     5  selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antidepressants and other drugs
     6  prescribed for attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactiv-
     7  ity disorder, and the increasing rate of diagnosis of these  conditions,
     8  in school age children.
     9    2.  The study shall be conducted in accordance with rules, regulations
    10  and standards determined by the commissioner of health,  and  the  study
    11  shall  concentrate  on harmful side effects of such drugs, the appropri-
    12  ateness and effectiveness of tools and methods used to assess and  diag-
    13  nose  the  condition,  the appropriateness of different medications, and
    14  any demographic disparities in diagnosis.
    15    3. The commissioner of health shall report his or her findings to  the
    16  governor, the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the
    17  senate on or before two years from the date this act shall take effect.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05576-01-3