New York S 1715: Establishes a hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program

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S01715 Summary:

BILL NOS01715 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01869

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SPONSORBROUK

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COSPNSRFAHY, HINCHEY, SCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 27-CCCC §§2748 - 2748-b, Pub Health L

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Establishes a hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program to treat veterans suffering from traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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BILL NOS01715 

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1715

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BROUK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a
 hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new article
 2 27-CCCC to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 27-CCCC
 4 HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY PILOT PROGRAM
 5 Section 2748. Definitions.
 6 2748-a. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program.
 7 2748-b. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy authorized.
 8 § 2748. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
 9 shall have the following meanings:
 10 1. "Authorized medical professional" shall mean a licensed physician,
 11 physician's assistant, nurse practitioner or other licensed health care
 12 practitioner licensed to practice in this state and acting within such
 13 professional's scope of practice.
 14 2. "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy" shall mean treatment from an authorized
 15 medical professional in either a hyperbaric chamber approved by the
 16 United States food and drug administration, or similar device with a
 17 United States food and drug administration approved investigational
 18 device exemption.
 19 3. "Post-traumatic stress disorder" shall mean a mental condition
 20 developed after having experienced or witnessed a traumatic or life-
 21 threatening event as such terms are defined by the most recent edition
 22 of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, published
 23 by the American Psychiatric Association.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03646-01-5

 S. 1715 2

 1 4. "Traumatic brain injury" shall have the same meaning as defined in
 2 subdivision one of section twenty-seven hundred forty-one of this chap-
 3 ter.
 4 5. "Veteran" shall have the same meaning as defined in subdivision
 5 three of section one of the veterans' services law.
 6 § 2748-a. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program. 1. The commissioner
 7 shall establish a five-year pilot program to provide treatment to veter-
 8 ans suffering from traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress
 9 disorder by means of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
 10 2. The commissioner shall require providers who are a part of the
 11 hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program submit an annual report to the
 12 commissioner. Such report shall include data analyzing the cost and
 13 efficiency of the hyperbaric oxygen therapy program and any recommenda-
 14 tions by the provider to improve or expand such hyperbaric oxygen thera-
 15 py pilot program.
 16 3. On or before December thirty-first, two thousand thirty-one, the
 17 commissioner shall submit a report to the governor, the temporary presi-
 18 dent of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate
 19 committee on health, and the chair of the assembly health committee on
 20 data received pursuant to subdivision two of this section. Such report
 21 shall include an analysis of the cost and efficiency of the hyperbaric
 22 oxygen therapy pilot program and the number of veterans receiving treat-
 23 ment through such pilot program.
 24 § 2748-b. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy authorized. 1. Any authorized
 25 medical professional may prescribe hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a veter-
 26 an diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress
 27 disorder. A