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A03981 Summary:

A03981 Actions:

A03981 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:05/23/2023AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Paulin
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
Rosenthal L 
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Blumencranz
Aye
Steck
Aye
Bendett
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Gray
Aye
Solages
Aye
McGowan
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Sayegh
Aye
Rosenthal D 
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Lucas
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/24/2023AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Excused
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A03981 Floor Votes:

A03981 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3981
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 8, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital care  for
          mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node dissection patients
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2803-o of the public  health  law,
     2  as  amended  by  chapter  571 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    2. Every general hospital that provides mastectomy surgery, lymph node
     5  dissection or a lumpectomy shall  provide  information  to  the  patient
     6  concerning  the  option  of reconstructive surgery following such proce-
     7  dures, including both breast and chest wall reconstructive  surgery  and
     8  the  availability  of coverage for reconstructive surgery, in accordance
     9  with the provisions of sections  three  thousand  two  hundred  sixteen,
    10  three  thousand  two  hundred twenty-one and four thousand three hundred
    11  three of the insurance law and applicable provisions of federal law. The
    12  information shall be provided to the patient in writing and  in  advance
    13  of obtaining consent to the surgical procedure. The information provided
    14  shall include at least the following:
    15    (a) a description of the various reconstructive options and the advan-
    16  tages  and  disadvantages  of each. Such description shall include going
    17  breastless or flat and having an aesthetic flat closure as such term  is
    18  defined by the National Cancer Institute;
    19    (b)  a  description  of the provisions assuring coverage by public and
    20  private insurance plans of the costs related to  reconstructive  surgery
    21  under federal and state law;
    22    (c)  a  description  of  how a patient may access reconstructive care,
    23  including the potential of transferring care to a facility that provides
    24  reconstructive  care  or  choosing  to   pursue   reconstruction   after
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07183-01-3
        A. 3981                             2
 
     1  completion   of   breast   cancer  surgery  and  chemo/radiotherapy,  if
     2  warranted;
     3    (d) such other information as may be required by the commissioner.
     4    §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
     5  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.