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NY S06696
Bill
Status
6/16/2014
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Klein
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AI Summary
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Adds emphysema, chronic bronchitis, other chronic respiratory diseases, and adult and childhood obesity to chronic health conditions eligible for inclusion in Medicaid disease management demonstration programs.
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Expands childhood obesity prevention programs to address asthma, chronic bronchitis, and other chronic respiratory diseases, and allows coordination with county cooperative extension programs.
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Directs the health research science board to survey state agencies and compile data on adult and childhood obesity, asthma, chronic bronchitis, and other chronic respiratory disease research.
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Extends breastfeeding mothers' bill of rights to child day care facilities and adds workplace breastfeeding protections, requiring employers and child day care centers to provide sanitary locations and refrigeration for breastfeeding and expressed breast milk.
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Adds pregnancy and child nutrition counseling for expectant mothers to adolescent pregnancy programs and includes health and nutritional education regarding childhood and adult obesity and asthma in maternal and child health services.
Legislative Description
Relates to combating the incidence of adult and childhood obesity and respiratory diseases; includes certain respiratory diseases and obesity in disease management demonstration programs; enacts provisions to reduce the incidence of certain respiratory diseases; expands the collection and reporting of data on obesity in the state; directs the health research science board to study obesity and respiratory diseases; expands ease of breast feeding in child day care centers and at work.
Last Action
referred to health
6/16/2014