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A00313 Summary:

A00313 Actions:

A00313 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:01/17/2017AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Gottfried
Aye
Raia
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Galef
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Walter
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Norris
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Titone
Aye
Mayer
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Kim
Aye
Solages
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:01/24/2017AYE/NAY:18/4  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Graf
Nay
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Nay
Weinstein
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Cook
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Titus
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye

A00313 Floor Votes:

A00313 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           313
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 5, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health
 
        AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing expe-
          dited partner therapy for certain sexually transmitted infections
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Section 2312 of the public health law, as added by chapter
     2  577 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 2312. Expedited partner therapy for chlamydia trachomatis  infection
     4  and other sexually transmitted infections.  1. Notwithstanding any other
     5  provision  of law and consistent with section two thousand three hundred
     6  five of this title, a health care practitioner (who is authorized  under
     7  title  eight  of  the  education law to diagnose and prescribe drugs for
     8  sexually transmitted chlamydia trachomatis infection and other  sexually
     9  transmitted  infections,  acting within his or her lawful scope of prac-
    10  tice)  who  diagnoses  a  sexually  transmitted  chlamydia   trachomatis
    11  infection  or  other  sexually  transmitted  infection  in an individual
    12  patient  may  prescribe,  dispense,  furnish,   or   otherwise   provide
    13  prescription  antibiotic  drugs  for the sexually transmitted infections
    14  for which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends  the
    15  use  of  expedited  partner  therapy to that patient's sexual partner or
    16  partners without examination of that patient's partner or partners.
    17    2. A health care practitioner who reasonably and in good faith renders
    18  expedited partner therapy in accordance with this section and  following
    19  the  rules  and regulations promulgated by the commissioner shall not be
    20  subject to civil or criminal liability or be deemed to have  engaged  in
    21  unprofessional conduct.
    22    3.  The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning
    23  the implementation of this section and  shall  also  develop  forms  for
    24  patients  and  their partners explaining expedited partner therapy for a
    25  chlamydia  trachomatis  infection    and  other   sexually   transmitted
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02144-01-7
        A. 313                              2
 
     1  infections  for  which  the  Centers  for Disease Control and Prevention
     2  recommends the use of expedited partner therapy.   Such forms  shall  be
     3  written in a clear and coherent manner using words with common, everyday
     4  meanings.
     5    §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
     6  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.