New York S 1578: Authorizes William J. Cooley and Patrick Humiston to receive certain credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law

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S01578 Summary:

BILL NOS01578B

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SAME ASSAME AS A03676-B

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SPONSORSANDERS

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COSPNSRASHBY, CLEARE, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS,
 ROLISON, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SEPULVEDA, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2807-bb, amd §3331, Pub Health L

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Establishes the "Sickle Cell Treatment Act" which designates sickle cell centers for excellence and outpatient treatment centers.

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BILL NOS01578B

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

02/04/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

02/04/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

02/04/2025PRINT NUMBER 1578A

03/07/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

03/07/2025PRINT NUMBER 1578B

05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1217

05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/28/2025PASSED SENATE

05/28/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/28/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

02/04/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1347

06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1578--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, ASHBY, CLEARE, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS,
 JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS, ROLISON, SEPULVE-
 DA, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
 committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favorably from said
 committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
 "Sickle Cell Treatment Act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Sickle Cell Treatment Act".
 3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2807-bb
 4 to read as follows:
 5 § 2807-bb. Sickle cell centers for excellence and outpatient treatment
 6 centers. 1. Centers for sickle cell care excellence. The commissioner
 7 shall designate five general hospitals or hospices with a minimum of two
 8 centers north of Putnam and Orange counties under article forty of this
 9 chapter, upon successful application, as centers for sickle cell care
 10 excellence. The designations shall be made through an application
 11 designed by the department, and based on service, staffing and other
 12 criteria as developed by the commissioner. The centers of excellence
 13 shall provide specialized sickle cell disease care, treatment, pallia-
 14 tive care, education and related services and shall conduct specialized
 15 research into the care, treatment and management of sickle cell disease.
 16 Designation as a center for sickle cell care excellence shall not enti-
 17 tle a center to enhanced reimbursement, but may be utilized in outreach
 18 and other promotional activities. Each center for sickle cell care
 19 excellence shall affiliate and cooperate with major centers of higher

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01146-05-5

 S. 1578--B 2

 1 learning, including medical colleges, and life science research insti-
 2 tutes in the state. The state university shall enter into appropriate
 3 legal agreements to enable this cooperation. Each center for sickle cell
 4 care excellence shall receive five hundred thousand dollars per year
 5 from the department, from amounts appropriated for that purpose, to be
 6 used on sickle cell disease research.
 7 2. Outpatient treatment centers. The commissioner shall designate ten
 8 hospitals, distributed based on sickle cell patient population concen-
 9 trations, as sickle cel