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                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                   February 13, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Health

       AN ACT authorizing and directing the department of health to do research
         and study as to the effects of psychostimulants,  selective  seratonin
         reuptake   inhibitors,  antidepressants  and  other  drugs  which  are
         prescribed for attention deficit disorders, ADD and ADHD,  for  school
         age children

         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section 1. 1.  The commissioner of health,  in  conjunction  with  the
    2  commissioner  of  mental  health, the commissioner of mental retardation
    3  and developmental disabilities, and the  commissioner  of  education  is
    4  authorized  and  directed  to  conduct a study and do research as to the
    5  effect of psychostimulants,  selective  serotonin  reuptake  inhibitors,
    6  antidepressants  and other drugs prescribed for attention deficit disor-
    7  der, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and the  increasing  rate
    8  of diagnosis of these conditions, in school age children.
    9    2.  The study shall be conducted in accordance with rules, regulations
   10  and standards determined by the commissioner of health,  and  the  study
   11  shall  concentrate  on harmful side effects of such drugs, the appropri-
   12  ateness and effectiveness of tools and methods used to assess and  diag-
   13  nose  the  condition,  the appropriateness of different medications, and
   14  any demographic disparities in diagnosis.
   15    3. The commissioner of health shall report his or her findings to  the
   16  governor, the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the
   17  senate on or before two years from the date this act shall take effect.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08853-01-9