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NY A04552
Bill
Status
2/4/2011
Primary Sponsor
Peter Rivera
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AI Summary
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Commissioner of Health must create and promulgate rules for cultural education demonstration programs for HIV/AIDS health care providers
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Programs shall instruct health care providers on treating patients while being sensitive to their cultural traditions and mores
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Demonstration programs must provide education focused on cultures of Latin American countries and Asian countries
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Commissioner must report to the legislature eighteen months after program establishment with recommendations for permanent cultural education programs
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Act takes effect one year after becoming law, with all necessary regulations to be promulgated before the effective date
Legislative Description
Authorizes the commissioner of health to create cultural education demonstration programs for HIV/AIDS health care providers to instruct them on how to treat patients while being sensitive to their cultural traditions and mores; provides that such program shall focus on the Latin American and Asian cultures.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
9/4/2012