New York S 4453: Relates to grants for graduate medical education in Lyme and tick-borne disease

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S04453 Summary:

BILL NOS04453 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSTEC

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COSPNSRGALLIVAN, TEDISCO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2799, Pub Health L

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Authorizes the commissioner of health to award grants for graduate medical education in Lyme and tick-borne disease and to designate organizations as centers for Lyme and tick-borne disease excellence.

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BILL NOS04453 

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02/05/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4453

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 5, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. STEC, GALLIVAN, TEDISCO -- 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 grants for gradu-
 ate medical education in Lyme and tick-borne disease

 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 section
 2 2799 to read as follows:
 3 § 2799. Grants for graduate medical education in Lyme and tick-borne
 4 disease. 1. (a) The commissioner is authorized, within amounts appropri-
 5 ated for such purpose to make grants in support of certified fellowship
 6 education programs including but not limited to, preventative medicine,
 7 chronic disease, or epidemiology, to establish or expand education in
 8 Lyme and tick-borne disease for graduate medical education, and to
 9 increase the opportunities for trainee education in Lyme and tick-borne
 10 disease.
 11 (b) Grants under this subdivision for graduate medical education and
 12 education in Lyme and tick-borne disease may be used for administration,
 13 faculty recruitment and development, start-up costs and costs incurred
 14 teaching Lyme and tick-borne disease in research-based programs or
 15 patient-based care sites, including, but not limited to, personnel,
 16 administration and trainee related expenses and other expenses judged
 17 reasonable and necessary by the commissioner.
 18 (c) Grants under this subdivision shall be awarded by the commissioner
 19 through a competitive application process. In making awards, the commis-
 20 sioner shall consider the extent to which the applicant:
 21 (i) plans to incorporate emerging Lyme and tick-borne disease research
 22 into fellowship training programs, including diagnostic procedures and
 23 all medical treatment options, including the benefits and risks of each
 24 option;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08946-01-5

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 1 (ii) functions in collaboration with research or patient-based care,
 2 or both;
 3 (iii) makes complementary efforts to recruit or train qualified facul-
 4 ty in Lyme and tick-borne disease education and prevention; and
 5 (iv) utilizes available Lyme and tick-borne disease diagnostic and
 6 treatment, and support services in the community.
 7 2. The commissioner shall designate organizations, upon successful
 8 application and performance, as centers for Lyme and tick-borne disease
 9 excellence. Such designations shall be pursuant to an application as
 10 designed by the department, and based on service, staffing and other
 11 criteria as developed by the commissioner. Such centers of excellence
 12 shall provide specialized Lyme and tick-borne disease care, treatment,
 13 education and related services. Designation as a center for Lyme and
 14 tick-borne disease excellence shall not entitle a center to enhanced
 15 reimbursement, but may be utilized in outreach and other promotional
 16 activities.
 17 3. The commissioner may designate Lyme and tick-borne disease resource
 18 centers ("resource center"). A resource center may be statewide or
 19 regional, and shall act as a source of technical information and guid-
 20 ance for practitioners on the latest Lyme and tick-borne disease strate-
 21 gies, therapies and medications. The department may contract with not-
 22 for-profit organizations or associations to establi