New York A 1123: Relates to creating autism teams in hospitals

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A01123 Summary:

BILL NOA01123 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSRSchiavoni, Colton, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2832, Pub Health L

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Relates to creating autism teams in hospitals; requires the department of health to design a pilot program to develop one "autism team" who may be called upon should a patient with autism come to a hospital; provides that members of the autism team shall be knowledgeable about autism and communication difficulties many people with autism have and advise physicians and other staff on how to communicate with patients with autism.

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BILL NOA01123 

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01/09/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1123

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating autism
 teams in hospitals

 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 2832 to read as follows:
 3 § 2832. Autism teams. 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation
 4 to the contrary, to expand current medical providers' knowledge about
 5 autism, the department shall design and provide specialized training on
 6 autism through medical continuing education programs for primary care
 7 physicians, neurologists, psychiatrists, dentists, emergency room
 8 personnel and other medical specialists.
 9 2. Once the training on autism is implemented, the department shall
 10 design a pilot program to ultimately develop one "autism team" who may
 11 be called upon should a patient with autism enter the emergency room of
 12 a hospital, need tests or x-rays, or need to be admitted. Members of the
 13 autism team shall have completed the specialized training on autism and
 14 shall be knowledgeable about autism and communication difficulties many
 15 people with autism have and advise physicians and other staff on how to
 16 communicate with patients with autism.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 18 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 19 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 20 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 21 on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03496-01-5

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