Bill Sponsors: NY S06657 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of health to establish a standard protocol for the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick borne diseases identified by such commissioner; such protocol shall require the provision of written notification to each patient being treated for Lyme disease or other tick borne diseases relating to symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and other information relating to such diseases; enacts the "Demos Ford Act".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-24 - NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED [S06657 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Fred Akshar [R]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-052FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Susan Serino [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-041FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Daphne Jordan [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-043FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Patricia Ritchie [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-048FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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