Bill Text: NY A07883 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the eating disorders in children task force to study and create a standardized approach to, and develop best practices and guidelines for awareness, recognition, and treatment of eating disorders in children.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-23 - amended on third reading (t) 7883b [A07883 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7883

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      May 28, 2021
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
          eating disorders in children task force

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

     1    Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
     2  2500-m to read as follows:
     3    § 2500-m. Eating disorders in children task force. 1. The commissioner
     4  shall  convene  an  eating disorders in children task force to study and
     5  create a standardized approach to, and develop best practices and guide-
     6  lines for screening eating disorders in children.
     7     2. The task force shall be chaired by the  commissioner  or  by  such
     8  officer  or  employee  of  the  department as shall be designated by the
     9  commissioner. The membership of the task  force  may  include  represen-
    10  tation from appropriate state agencies and members that represent commu-
    11  nity  agencies, hospitals, or other entities dedicated to researching or
    12  providing services to children with eating  disorders.  The  task  force
    13  shall  include the following members, to be appointed by the commission-
    14  er:
    15    (a) one representative from New York chapter one of the American Acad-
    16  emy of Pediatrics;
    17    (b) one representative from New York chapter two of the American Acad-
    18  emy of Pediatrics; and
    19    (c) one representative from New York chapter  three  of  the  American
    20  Academy of Pediatrics.
    21    3.  Such task force shall establish recommendations, for use by pedia-
    22  tric primary care providers, for best practice protocols and  guidelines
    23  for  early  screening  of  children  for eating disorders, as defined by
    24  subdivision (a) of section 30.02 of the mental hygiene law. Such  recom-
    25  mendations shall incorporate the standards and guidelines established by

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08313-02-1
        A. 7883                             2

     1  the  American  Academy  of  Pediatrics, but shall not be limited to such
     2  standards and guidelines.
     3    4.  The commissioner shall promulgate any rules and regulations neces-
     4  sary to implement the provisions of this section.
     5    5. The task force shall provide an initial report to the governor  and
     6  the legislature of its findings, conclusions, recommendations and activ-
     7  ities  already  undertaken  by  the  task force, not later than one year
     8  after the effective date of this section, and  shall  provide  a  report
     9  every two years thereafter with updated findings, conclusions and recom-
    10  mendations  and  shall  submit  with  such  biennial  report legislative
    11  proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.