A05294 Summary:

BILL NOA05294A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S02530-A
 
SPONSORGunther
 
COSPNSRMillman, Jaffee, Paulin, Weprin, Crespo, Thiele, Robinson, Clark, Benedetto, Zebrowski, Moya, Gantt, Schimel, Finch, Titus, Galef, Englebright, Heastie, Lupardo, Magee, Markey, Scarborough, Cook, Hooper, Russell, Lentol, Kellner, Ramos, Pretlow, Dinowitz, Mosley, Perry, Magnarelli, Roberts, Otis, Montesano
 
MLTSPNSRBarclay, Blankenbush, Brennan, Duprey, Fitzpatrick, Garbarino, Gottfried, Graf, Hawley, Hevesi, Kearns, Kolb, Palmesano, Rivera, Sweeney, Tenney, Walter, Weisenberg
 
Amd S207, Pub Health L
 
Establishes the eating disorders awareness and prevention program in the department of health.
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A05294 Actions:

BILL NOA05294A
 
02/22/2013referred to health
01/08/2014referred to health
05/02/2014amend (t) and recommit to health
05/02/2014print number 5294a
05/13/2014reported referred to ways and means
05/19/2014reported
05/22/2014advanced to third reading cal.758
05/29/2014passed assembly
05/29/2014delivered to senate
05/29/2014REFERRED TO FINANCE
06/16/2014SUBSTITUTED FOR S2530A
06/16/20143RD READING CAL.1065
06/16/2014PASSED SENATE
06/16/2014RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
09/11/2014delivered to governor
09/23/2014signed chap.360
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A05294 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A5294A
 
SPONSOR: Gunther
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the eating disorders awareness and prevention program   PURPOSE: To include eating disorders within the health care and well- ness education and outreach program.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law to add a new paragraph (j) to establish that the eating disorders awareness and prevention program shall be designed to promote the awareness of eating disorders and available services, as well as to prevent and reduce the incidence and prevalence of eating disorders, especially among children and adolescents. Section 2 of the bill provides for an immediate effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Alarmingly, in American high schools 30% of girls and 16% of boys suffer from disordered eating. Anorexia is the third most common chronic illness among adolescents. In fact it has the highest death rate of any mental illness with females between the ages of 15 and 24 dying 12 times more from their eating disorder than all other causes of death in that age-group. A recent study found that between 1999 and 2006, hospitalizations for eating disorders increased most sharply (119%) for children younger than 12 years old. Clearly eating disorder awareness, detection and prevention must start at early ages and be addressed in a comprehensive manner. Early recognition and intervention of eating disorders has been linked to better treatment outcomes. New York State has already taken a leading role in recognizing the importance of addressing eating disorders. In 2004 a network of Compre- hensive Care Centers for Eating Disorders were established and in 2007 the Child Performer Advisory Board to Prevent Eating Disorders was enacted. This bill represents the next steps for New York State to ensure we do everything we can to be proactive and save lives.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2012: S.7386 Died-in Finance/ A.10149-A Passed Assembly   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined, however with the cost of treat- ing full symptom eating disorders costing upwards of $30,000 per month, this bill can, a minimal cost, result in significant savings to the state health care system while saving lives.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately
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A05294 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         5294--A
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 22, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, MILLMAN, JAFFEE, PAULIN, WEPRIN, CRESPO,
          THIELE,  ROBINSON,  CLARK, BENEDETTO, ZEBROWSKI, MOYA, GANTT, SCHIMEL,
          FINCH, TITUS, GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT,  HEASTIE,  LUPARDO,  MAGEE,  MARKEY,
          SCARBOROUGH,  COOK,  HOOPER, RUSSELL, LENTOL, KELLNER, RAMOS, PRETLOW,
          DINOWITZ, MOSLEY,  PERRY,  MAGNARELLI,  ROBERTS,  OTIS,  MONTESANO  --

          Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, BRENNAN, DUPREY,
          FITZPATRICK, GARBARINO, GOTTFRIED, GRAF, HAWLEY, HEVESI, KEARNS, KOLB,
          PALMESANO, RIVERA, SWEENEY, TENNEY, WALTER, WEISENBERG  --  read  once
          and  referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Commit-
          tee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
          eating disorders awareness and prevention 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) The eating disorders awareness and  prevention  program  shall  be
     4  designed  to  promote  the  awareness  of eating disorders and available
     5  services, as well as to prevent and reduce the incidence and  prevalence
     6  of eating disorders, especially among children and adolescents.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05353-06-4
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