Bill Text: NY S07590 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a public outreach campaign regarding spina bifida prevention and awareness.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-15 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S07590 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07590-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7590
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 15, 2014
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       Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 the spina bifida
         education and outreach program
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 207 of the public health law is
    2  amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
    3    (J) SPINA BIFIDA, A PERMANENTLY DISABLING BIRTH  DEFECT  OCCURRING  AT
    4  THE  END  OF  THE FIRST MONTH OF PREGNANCY WHICH INVOLVES THE INCOMPLETE
    5  DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPINAL CORD OR ITS COVERINGS, AND THE  IMPORTANCE  OF
    6  ENCOURAGING  ALL  WOMEN  IN  THEIR CHILD-BEARING YEARS TO INCREASE THEIR
    7  FOLIC ACID INTAKE IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SPINA BIFIDA.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09367-03-4