A05501 Summary:
BILL NO | A05501 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S02621 |
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SPONSOR | Barrett |
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COSPNSR | Buchwald, DiPietro, Lupardo, Woerner |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add Art 27-H §2799, Pub Health L | |
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Authorizes the commissioner of health to award grants for graduate medical education in Lyme and tick-borne disease and to designate organizations as centers for Lyme and tick-borne disease excellence. |
A05501 Actions:
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02/09/2017 | referred to higher education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | referred to higher education |
A05501 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5501 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to grants for gradu- ate medical education in Lyme and tick-borne disease The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Article 27-H of the public health law, as added by chapter 2 550 of the laws of 1988, is amended by adding a new section 2799 to read 3 as follows: 4 § 2799. Grants for graduate medical education in Lyme and tick-borne 5 disease. 1. (a) The commissioner is authorized, within amounts appropri- 6 ated for such purpose to make grants in support of certified residency 7 education programs including but not limited to, preventative medicine, 8 chronic disease, or epidemiology, to establish or expand education in 9 Lyme and tick-borne disease for graduate medical education, and to 10 increase the opportunities for trainee education in Lyme and tick-borne 11 disease. 12 (b) Grants under this subdivision for graduate medical education and 13 education in Lyme and tick-borne disease may be used for administration, 14 faculty recruitment and development, start-up costs and costs incurred 15 teaching Lyme and tick-borne disease in research-based programs or 16 patient-based care sites, including, but not limited to, personnel, 17 administration and trainee related expenses and other expenses judged 18 reasonable and necessary by the commissioner. 19 (c) Grants under this subdivision shall be awarded by the commissioner 20 through a competitive application process. In making awards, the commis- 21 sioner shall consider the extent to which the applicant: 22 (i) plans to incorporate emerging Lyme and tick-borne disease research 23 into residency training programs, including diagnostic procedures and 24 all medical treatment options, including the benefits and risks of each 25 option; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07103-01-7A. 5501 2 1 (ii) functions in collaboration with research or patient-based care, 2 or both; 3 (iii) makes complementary efforts to recruit or train qualified facul- 4 ty in Lyme and tick-borne disease education and prevention; and 5 (iv) utilizes available Lyme and tick-borne disease diagnostic and 6 treatment, and support services in the community. 7 2. The commissioner shall designate organizations, upon successful 8 application, as centers for Lyme and tick-borne disease excellence. Such 9 designations shall be pursuant to an application as designed by the 10 department, and based on service, staffing and other criteria as devel- 11 oped by the commissioner. Such centers of excellence shall provide 12 specialized Lyme and tick-borne disease care, treatment, education and 13 related services. Designation as a center for Lyme and tick-borne 14 disease excellence shall not entitle a center to enhanced reimbursement, 15 but may be utilized in outreach and other promotional activities. 16 3. The commissioner may designate Lyme and tick-borne disease resource 17 centers ("resource center"). A resource center may be statewide or 18 regional, and shall act as a source of technical information and guid- 19 ance for practitioners on the latest Lyme and tick-borne disease strate- 20 gies, therapies and medications. The department may contract with not- 21 for-profit organizations or associations to establish and manage 22 resource centers. A resource center may charge a fee to defray the cost 23 of the service. 24 4. The commissioner shall prepare and submit a report to the governor 25 and the legislature, on or before February first, two thousand eighteen 26 reporting the results and evaluating the effectiveness of this section. 27 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.