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A08232 Summary:

BILL NOA08232
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORPaulin
 
COSPNSRSayegh
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §§343 & 357, Pub Health L
 
Expands eligibility for appointment to county boards of health and health services advisory boards to include nurse practitioners and physician assistants, and expands to residents in the county or residents of a contiguous county who perform substantial work in the county.
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A08232 Actions:

BILL NOA08232
 
11/06/2023referred to health
01/03/2024referred to health
01/17/2024reported
01/18/2024advanced to third reading cal.232
01/22/2024passed assembly
01/22/2024delivered to senate
01/22/2024REFERRED TO HEALTH
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A08232 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A8232
 
SPONSOR: Paulin
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to expanding eligi- bility for appointment to county boards of health and health services advisory boards   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To amend the public health law to expand eligibility for those who serve on the county boards of health   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends section 343 of the public health law by expanding the list of eligible providers to serve on county health boards and the residency requirement Section 2 of the bill amends section 357 of the public health law by expanding the list of eligible providers to serve on county health boards Section 3 of the bill amends section 357 of the public health law to add a new section related to the residency requirements of board of health members Section 4 of the bill provides the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: There is a shortage of health care providers facing the State, and the, local county health departments are feeling the impact of the shortage as well. Per current public health law, the local boards of health are to have three physicians on the board. Many of the local health depart- ments, especially in rural areas, are having trouble meeting this statu- tory requirement because there are not enough physicians in certain areas of the State who have the time to add serving on a county health department to their already busy schedules. This legislation would amend the law to make the requirement for health care providers be at least one physician with the other positions able to be filled by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. Further, the law would be amended to allow for a board member from a contiguous county to serve on a local board of health as long as they do substan- tial work in that county and have a healthcare background. These changes will allow for flexibility on the composition of the local county health boards while still ensuring that there is health care provider expertise and will help to ensure that the county health boards have a full compliment of members, which is not the current case in New York.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately
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A08232 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8232
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    November 6, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to expanding eligi-
          bility for appointment to county boards of health and health  services
          advisory boards
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 343 of  the  public  health
     2  law are amended to read as follows:
     3    1.  The  board  of  health  of a county or part-county health district
     4  shall consist of seven members, one of whom shall be  a  member  of  the
     5  board of supervisors, selected by the board of supervisors, and at least
     6  [three]  one of whom shall be [physicians] a physician licensed to prac-
     7  tice in the state of New York, and two of whom  shall  be  a  physician,
     8  nurse  practitioner,  physician  assistant  or  any  combination thereof
     9  licensed to practice in the state of New York, and in addition  thereto,
    10  each  city  which  becomes  a  part  of the county or part-county health
    11  district shall be entitled to one additional  representative  member  on
    12  the board of health.
    13    2.  The  members  of  the  board  of health of a county or part-county
    14  health district shall be residents of the health district or a  resident
    15  of  a  contiguous  county who performs other substantial work within the
    16  health district and has a background in a health related field.
    17    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 357 of the public health law,  as  added
    18  by chapter 55 of the laws of 1974, is amended and a new subdivision 7 is
    19  added to read as follows:
    20    1.  In  a county wherein the legislative body constitutes the board of
    21  health of such county under and pursuant to the  provisions  of  section
    22  three  hundred  fifty-six  of  this  [article]  title,  the county shall
    23  provide for the appointment by the board of health of a health  services
    24  advisory  board  consisting  of  nine  members. [Two members] One member
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13441-02-3

        A. 8232                             2
 
     1  shall be [licensed physicians] a physician licensed to practice  in  the
     2  state of New York and one member shall be a physician, nurse practition-
     3  er,  or  physician  assistant  licensed  to practice in the state of New
     4  York.    The  remaining  members  of  the board shall be known as public
     5  members and shall be selected on the basis of their interest  and  know-
     6  ledge regarding the health needs, resources and facilities of the commu-
     7  nity.
     8    7.  Board  members shall be residents of the county or a resident of a
     9  contiguous county who performs other substantial work within the  county
    10  and has a background in a health related field.
    11    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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