Bill Text: NY A02739 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2739 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires a certified dietitian, pursuant to the education law, on-site during hours of operation in order to apply as a comprehensive care center for eating disorders.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to health [A02739 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02739-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2739
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 25, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FERNANDEZ  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Health
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring a certi-
          fied dietitian on-site during hours of operation  at  a  comprehensive
          care center for eating disorders
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 1 of  section  2799-g
     2  of  the  public health law, paragraph (c) as added by chapter 114 of the
     3  laws of 2004 and paragraph (d) as amended by section 12  of  part  A  of
     4  chapter 109 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
     5    (c)  The  applicant is able to conduct activities for community educa-
     6  tion, prevention, information/referral and research; [and]
     7    (d) The applicant meets such additional criteria as are established by
     8  the commissioner; and
     9    (e) The applicant has a certified  dietitian  as  defined  in  section
    10  eight  thousand  one of the education law on-site during hours of opera-
    11  tion.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03976-01-9