New York S 3891: Authorizes and directs the department of health to conduct a study on drugs prescribed for school age children with ADD and ADHD

Status: REFERRED TO HEALTH (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 3891

Sponsors: Kevin S. Parker

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S03891 Summary:

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Authorizes and directs the department of health to conduct a study on drugs prescribed for school-age children with ADD and ADHD.

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3891

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT authorizing and directing the department of health to do research
 and study as to the effects of psychostimulants, selective seratonin
 reuptake inhibitors, antidepressants and other drugs which are
 prescribed for attention deficit disorders, ADD and ADHD, for school
 age children

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

 1 Section 1. 1. The commissioner of health, in conjunction with the
 2 commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of developmental disa-
 3 bilities, and the commissioner of education is authorized and directed
 4 to conduct a study and do research as to the effect of psychostimulants,
 5 selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antidepressants and other drugs
 6 prescribed for attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactiv-
 7 ity disorder, and the increasing rate of diagnosis of these conditions,
 8 in school age children.
 9 2. The study shall be conducted in accordance with rules, regulations
 10 and standards determined by the commissioner of health, and the study
 11 shall concentrate on harmful side effects of such drugs, the appropri-
 12 ateness and effectiveness of tools and methods used to assess and diag-
 13 nose the condition, the appropriateness of different medications, and
 14 any demographic disparities in diagnosis.
 15 3. The commissioner of health shall report the findings of the study
 16 to the governor, the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president
 17 of the senate on or before two years from the date this act shall take
 18 effect.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06855-01-5

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