Bill Text: NY S01698 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides for the autism detection, education and mapping program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-19 - referred to mental health [S01698 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S01698-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1698--B 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, DILAN, KENNEDY, MONTGOMERY, PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the autism detection and education program and mapping of autism locations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions (d) and (e) of section 13.42 of the mental 2 hygiene law, as added by chapter 469 of the laws of 2016, are amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (d) (1) There is hereby created within the board the autism detection, 5 education and mapping program. This program is established to promote 6 screening and detection of autism, to educate the public regarding 7 autism, to provide counseling and referral services and to map locations 8 of occurrence of autism. 9 (2) The program shall include the: 10 (i) establishment of a statewide public education and outreach 11 campaign to publicize autism detection and education services, such 12 campaign shall include: general community education, autism screening 13 services, information on the extent of coverage for such services by 14 health insurance, any available medical assistance program and other 15 public and private programs. 16 (ii) provision of grants to approved organizations under subdivision 17 (e) of this section; and 18 (iii) compilation of data concerning the autism detection, education 19 and mapping program including mapping of the frequency of the occurrence EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05898-06-8S. 1698--B 2 1 of autism in various locations in the state and dissemination of the 2 data to the public. 3 (e) (1) The board shall make grants within the amounts appropriated to 4 approved organizations, as defined in paragraph two of this subdivision, 5 for the provision of services relating to autism screening, detection 6 and mapping as part of this program. Such services shall include but not 7 be limited to the: 8 (i) promotion and provision of detection of autism; 9 (ii) provision of counseling and information on treatment options and 10 referral for appropriate medical treatment; 11 (iii) dissemination of information to the general public and to health 12 care professionals concerning autism, the benefits of detection and 13 treatment, and the availability of autism services; 14 (iv) identification of local autism screening services within the 15 approved organization's region; 16 (v) provision of information, counseling and referral services to 17 individuals diagnosed with autism; and 18 (vi) mapping of the frequency of the occurrence of autism in various 19 locations of the state. 20 (2) For the purposes of this section, "approved organization" shall 21 mean an organization approved by the board, to provide services under 22 this subdivision. Such organizations shall include, but not be limited 23 to, the following: 24 (i) a hospital licensed under article twenty-eight of the public 25 health law; 26 (ii) a health maintenance organization licensed under article forty- 27 three of the insurance law or certified under article forty-four of the 28 public health law; 29 (iii) an organization with program expertise in autism related issues; 30 (iv) a county or city health department; or 31 (v) any combination of the above. 32 (3) The board shall develop recommendations for the implementation of 33 autism detection, education and mapping programs by approved organiza- 34 tions which shall ensure the following: 35 (i) integration of the approved organization with existing health care 36 providers; 37 (ii) maximizing third party reimbursement; and 38 (iii) providing data collection for mapping of the occurrence of 39 autism in various locations of the state. 40 (f) Such board shall meet at least quarterly. Special meetings may be 41 called by the chair. The agenda and meeting place of all regular or 42 special meetings shall be made available to the public in advance of 43 such meetings. 44 [(e)] (g) The advisory board shall submit a written report to the 45 governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the 46 assembly by no later than October first of the year next succeeding the 47 effective date of this section and annually thereafter, setting forth 48 the recommendations and activities of the council on matters within the 49 scope of its duties as set forth in this section. Such annual report 50 shall also include information concerning the operation of the autism 51 detection, education and mapping program, and the experience of the 52 program in providing detection, education and mapping of the frequency 53 of the occurrence of autism in various locations around the state. 54 Approved organizations shall provide such data and assessment as the 55 board may require for such report. Such report shall also include anyS. 1698--B 3 1 recommendations for additional action to respond to the high incidence 2 of autism in this state. 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 4 have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the 5 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary 6 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized 7 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
