Bill Text: NY S06469 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the department of health to maintain funding, at levels equal to those available as of April 1, 2017, for services provided by family planning providers in the event of the reduction or elimination of federal funding therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S06469 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S06469-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6469
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                      May 23, 2017
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        Introduced by Sens. AVELLA, ALCANTARA, CARLUCCI, HAMILTON, KLEIN, PERAL-
          TA, SAVINO, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print-
          ed to be committed to the Committee on Health
        AN ACT to direct the department of health to maintain funding, at levels
          equal to those available as of April 1, 2017, for services provided by
          family planning providers in the event of the reduction or elimination
          of federal funding therefor
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. In the event that the federal budget or  continuing  resol-
     2  utions  in force for federal fiscal year 2017  or 2018, or for both such
     3  federal fiscal years, or federal statutory or regulatory changes, reduce
     4  or eliminate federal funding for services, funded under Title X  of  the
     5  federal  Public Health Services Act as of December 31, 2016, the depart-
     6  ment of health shall continue to maintain funding  at  levels  equal  to
     7  those  available as of April 1, 2017, to ensure access to and the conti-
     8  nuity of services provided by family  planning  providers  that  receive
     9  funding under Title X of the federal Public Health Services Act.
    10    § 2. The commissioner of health is hereby authorized to promulgate any
    11  rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
    12    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11204-02-7