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A10167 Summary:

A10167 Actions:

A10167 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:05/23/2016AYE/NAY:25/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Gottfried
Aye
Raia
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
McDonough
Excused
Galef
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Walter
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Titone
Aye
Mayer
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Kim
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Farrell      
DATE:06/01/2016AYE/NAY:30/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Farrell
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Saladino
Aye
Glick
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Duprey
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Corwin
Aye
Perry
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Colton
Aye
Walter
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Wright
Excused
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Excused
Benedetto
Aye
Markey
Aye
Moya
Aye
Weprin
Excused
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Excused
Braunstein
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/07/2016AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Tedisco
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Finch
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Raia
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Wright
Excused
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Markey
Aye

A10167 Floor Votes:

A10167 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          10167
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 13, 2016
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. PERRY, GOTTFRIED -- (at request of the Department
          of Health) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to redefining the
          duties and renaming the office of minority health  to  the  office  of
          health  equity  and renaming the minority health council to the health
          equity council; and to repeal certain provisions of such law  relating
          thereto
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The title heading of title II-F of article 2 of the  public
     2  health  law,  as  added by chapter 757 of the laws of 1992 and as renum-
     3  bered by chapter 443 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
     4                     OFFICE OF [MINORITY] HEALTH EQUITY
     5    § 2. Section 240 of the public health law, as added by chapter 757  of
     6  the  laws  of 1992 and as renumbered by chapter 443 of the laws of 1993,
     7  is REPEALED and a new section 240 is added to read as follows:
     8    § 240. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:
     9    1. "Vulnerable populations" shall mean  those  that  have  experienced
    10  injustices and disadvantages as a result of their race, ethnicity, sexu-
    11  al  orientation, gender identity, disability status, age, and/or socioe-
    12  conomic status, among others.
    13    2. "Racially and ethnically diverse area" shall mean a county  with  a
    14  non-white  population  of forty percent, or more, or the service area of
    15  an agency, corporation, facility or individual providing medical  and/or
    16  health services whose non-white population is forty percent or more.
    17    3.  "Provider"  shall mean any agency, corporation, facility, or indi-
    18  vidual providing medical and/or health care services to vulnerable popu-
    19  lations.
    20    4. "Office" shall mean the office of health equity, as created  pursu-
    21  ant to section two hundred forty-one of this article.
    22    5. "Health equity council" shall mean the advisory body to the commis-
    23  sioner,  created  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  section two hundred
    24  forty-three of this article.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14339-01-6
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     1    6. "Health disparities" shall mean measurable  differences  in  health
     2  status,  access  to  care,  and  quality  of care as determined by race,
     3  ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, aging
     4  population, and socioeconomic status.
     5    7.  "Health  equity"  shall mean achieving the highest level of health
     6  for all people and shall entail focused  efforts  to  address  avoidable
     7  inequalities  by  equalizing  those conditions for health for those that
     8  have experienced injustices and socioeconomic disadvantages.
     9    8.  "Social  determinants  of  health"   shall   mean   life-enhancing
    10  resources,  such  as  availability  of healthful foods, quality housing,
    11  economic opportunity, social relationships,  transportation,  education,
    12  and  health  care,  whose  distribution  across  populations effectively
    13  determines the length and quality of life.
    14    § 3. Section 241 of the public health law, as added by chapter 757  of
    15  the  laws  of 1992 and as renumbered by chapter 443 of the laws of 1993,
    16  is REPEALED and a new section 241 is added to read as follows:
    17    § 241. Office of health equity renamed. The office of minority  health
    18  is  hereby  renamed as the office of health equity within the department
    19  of health. Such office shall:
    20    1. Work collaboratively with other state agencies and affected  stake-
    21  holders,  including  providers  and  representatives of vulnerable popu-
    22  lations, in order to set priorities, collect and disseminate  data,  and
    23  align  resources  within the department and across other state agencies.
    24  The office shall also conduct health promotion and educational outreach,
    25  as well as develop and implement interventions aimed at achieving health
    26  equity  among  vulnerable  populations  by  implementing  strategies  to
    27  address  the varying complex causes of health disparities, including the
    28  economic, physical, and social environments.
    29    2. Integrate and coordinate selected state health care grant and  loan
    30  programs  established  specifically  for  promoting health equity in New
    31  York. As part of this function, the office shall develop  a  coordinated
    32  application  process for use by providers, municipalities, and others in
    33  seeking funds and/or technical  assistance  on  pertinent  programs  and
    34  services targeted to address health equity among vulnerable populations.
    35    3.  Apply for grants, and accept gifts from private and public sources
    36  for research to improve and enhance health equity. The office shall also
    37  promote health equity research in universities and colleges.
    38    4. Together with the health equity council, serve as liaison and advo-
    39  cate for the department on health equity matters.  This  function  shall
    40  include  the provision of staff support to the health equity council and
    41  the establishment of appropriate program linkages with related  federal,
    42  state,  and  local  agencies and programs such as the office of minority
    43  health of the public health service, the agricultural extension service,
    44  and migrant health services.
    45    5.  Assist medical schools and state agencies to develop comprehensive
    46  programs to improve the diversity of  the  health  personnel  supply  by
    47  promoting health equity clinical training and curriculum improvement and
    48  disseminating  health  career  information  to  high  school and college
    49  students.
    50    6. Promote community strategic planning to address the complex  causes
    51  of  health  disparities, including the social determinants of health and
    52  health care delivery systems and networks, in order  to  improve  health
    53  equity.  Strategic  network  planning  and  development may include such
    54  considerations as healthful foods, quality  housing,  economic  opportu-
    55  nity,  social  relationships,  transportation, and education, as well as
    56  health care systems, including associated personnel, capital facilities,
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     1  reimbursement, primary care, long-term care, acute care, rehabilitative,
     2  and related services on the health continuum.
     3    7.  Review the impact of programs, regulations, and policies on health
     4  equity.
     5    § 4.  Section 242 of the public health law, as added by chapter 757 of
     6  the laws of 1992 and as renumbered by chapter 443 of the laws  of  1993,
     7  is amended to read as follows:
     8    §  242.  Preparation and distribution of reports. The department shall
     9  submit a biennial report to the governor and the legislature  describing
    10  the  activities  of  the  office  and  health status of [minority areas]
    11  vulnerable populations. The first such report shall be transmitted on or
    12  before September first, nineteen hundred ninety-four. Such report  shall
    13  contain the following information:
    14    1.  Activities of the office of [minority] health equity, expenditures
    15  incurred in carrying out such activities, and anticipated activities  to
    16  be undertaken in the future.
    17    2. Progress in carrying out the functions and duties listed in section
    18  two hundred [thirty-eight-a] forty-one of this article.
    19    3.  An analysis of the health status of [minority citizens] vulnerable
    20  populations, including those populations within racially and  ethnically
    21  diverse  areas,  and  the  status  of [minority] health delivery systems
    22  serving these communities.  Such analysis shall be conducted in  cooper-
    23  ation  with  the  [minority]  health equity council and other interested
    24  agencies.
    25    4. Any recommended improvements to programs  and/or  regulations  that
    26  would  enhance  the  cost  effectiveness  of  the  office,  and programs
    27  intended to meet the health and health care needs of [minority citizens]
    28  vulnerable populations.
    29    § 5. Section 243 of the public health law, as added by chapter 757  of
    30  the  laws  of 1992 and as renumbered by chapter 443 of the laws of 1993,
    31  subdivision 3 as amended by section 55 of part A of chapter  58  of  the
    32  laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
    33    §  243.  [Minority  health] Health equity council.   1. Appointment of
    34  members. There shall be established in the office of  [minority]  health
    35  equity a [minority] health equity council to consist of the commissioner
    36  and fourteen members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and
    37  consent of the senate.  Membership on the council shall be reflective of
    38  the  diversity  of the state's population including, but not limited to,
    39  the various [minority] vulnerable populations throughout the state.
    40    2. Terms of office; vacancies. a. The terms of office  of  members  of
    41  the  [minority] health equity council shall be six years. The members of
    42  the council shall continue in office until the expiration of their terms
    43  and until their  successors  are  appointed  and  have  qualified.  Such
    44  appointments  shall be made by the governor, with the advice and consent
    45  of the senate, within one year following the expiration of such terms.
    46    b. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the  governor  for  the
    47  unexpired  terms  within  one year of the date upon which such vacancies
    48  occur. Any vacancy existing on the effective date of paragraph c of this
    49  subdivision shall be filled by  appointment  within  one  year  of  such
    50  effective date.
    51    c.  In  making appointments to the council, the governor shall seek to
    52  ensure that membership on the council  reflects  the  diversity  of  the
    53  state's population including, but not limited to, the various [minority]
    54  vulnerable populations throughout the state.
    55    3.  Meetings.  a.  The  [minority] health equity council shall meet as
    56  frequently as its business may require, and at least twice in each year.
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     1    b. The governor shall designate one  of  the  members  of  the  public
     2  health and health planning council as its chair.
     3    4.  Compensation  and expenses. The members of the council shall serve
     4  without compensation other than reimbursement of  actual  and  necessary
     5  expenses.
     6    5.  Powers  and duties. The [minority] health equity council shall, at
     7  the request of the commissioner, consider any  matter  relating  to  the
     8  preservation  and  improvement  of  [minority]  health  status among the
     9  state's vulnerable populations, and may advise the commissioner  [there-
    10  on;  and  it may, from time to time, submit to the commissioner,] on any
    11  recommendations relating to the preservation and improvement of [minori-
    12  ty] health equity.
    13    § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.