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NY A09465
Bill
Status
3/14/2024
Primary Sponsor
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
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AI Summary
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Requires the commissioners of health and the office for people with developmental disabilities to jointly promulgate rules and regulations by May 1, 2025 mandating pediatric wellness visits include autism spectrum disorder screening starting at 12 months of age.
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Mandates screening occur annually until the child reaches 6 years old, then again at ages 11 and 14 during preventative care examinations.
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Requires rules and regulations to establish guidelines and protocols for best practices in autism screening and diagnosis, use of objective screening tools, and referral mechanisms for children requiring further evaluation.
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Specifies that if the commissioners fail to promulgate required regulations by May 1, 2025, the department shall adopt and implement relevant federal rules and regulations instead.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Directs the commissioner of health and commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to jointly promulgate rules and regulations requiring pediatric health care providers to screen children beginning at the age of 12 months for autism spectrum disorders during each wellness and preventative care examination and to conduct such screening annually until such child reaches age six, and thereafter at eleven and fourteen years of age.
Last Action
print number 9465a
5/14/2024