STATE OF NEW YORK
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7712--B
Cal. No. 542
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 20, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, KELLES, SILLITTI, McDONALD, BARNWELL,
L. ROSENTHAL, STERN, PAULIN, McMAHON, GALLAGHER, STIRPE, SIMON, GALLA-
HAN, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ABINANTI, BURDICK, CLARK -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with
Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported from committee, advanced to a
third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend public health law, in relation to the myalgic
encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome education and outreach
program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph (q) to read as follows:
3 (q) Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome ("ME/CFS"), a
4 multi-system disease associated with neurological, immunological and
5 energy metabolism impairment characterized by long-standing and debili-
6 tating fatigue.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
8 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11614-05-2
