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A08788 Summary:

A08788 Actions:

A08788 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:01/17/2018AYE/NAY:25/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Gottfried
Aye
Raia
Excused
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
Jaffee
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Kim
Aye
Solages
Aye
Bichotte
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/08/2018AYE/NAY:32/1  Action: Favorable         
Weinstein
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Glick
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Walter
Aye
Perry
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Colton
Aye
Curran
Aye
Cook
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Simotas
Aye

A08788 Floor Votes:

A08788 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         8788--B
                                                                Cal. No. 876
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    November 27, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SOLAGES, NORRIS, MORINELLO, PELLEGRINO, GOTT-
          FRIED, ARROYO, WILLIAMS, GLICK, DICKENS, D'URSO, JAFFEE, CRESPO, HYND-
          MAN, BARRON, LAVINE, L. ROSENTHAL, BLAKE, RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by
          -- M. of A.  COOK, EPSTEIN, SIMON -- read once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee  on  Health  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Health in
          accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported  and  referred  to
          the  Committee  on Ways and Means -- reported from committee, advanced
          to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
          on the order of third reading  --  again  amended  on  third  reading,
          ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to lactation coun-
          seling services
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (x)  of  subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the
     2  social services law, as added by section 6 of part D of  chapter  56  of
     3  the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (x)(i) lactation counseling services for pregnant and postpartum women
     5  [when  such  services  are  ordered by a physician, registered physician
     6  assistant, registered  nurse  practitioner,  or  licensed  midwife  and]
     7  provided   by   a  [certified]  qualified  lactation  [consultant]  care
     8  provider, as determined by the commissioner of health; provided,  howev-
     9  er,  that  the provisions of this paragraph shall not take effect unless
    10  all necessary approvals under  federal  law  and  regulation  have  been
    11  obtained  to  receive  federal  financial  participation in the costs of
    12  health care services provided pursuant to  this  paragraph.  Nothing  in
    13  this paragraph shall be construed to modify any licensure, certification
    14  or scope of practice provision under title eight of the education law.
    15    (ii)  For  the  purposes  of this paragraph, the following terms shall
    16  have the following meanings:
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13211-10-8
        A. 8788--B                          2
 
     1    (1) "Qualified lactation  care  provider"  shall  mean  a  person  who
     2  possesses  current  certification  as  a  lactation care provider from a
     3  certification program accredited by a nationally recognized  accrediting
     4  agency.
     5    (2) "Nationally recognized accrediting agency" shall mean a nationally
     6  recognized  accrediting  agency designated by the commissioner; provided
     7  that the commissioner shall designate more than one agency.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
     9  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.