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Senator · Senate District 38
History
- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1133
- Print number 3044a
- Amend (t) and recommit to mental health and developmental disabilities
- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
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BILL NUMBER:S3044A
Title of bill
An act to amend the mental hygiene law and the insurance law, in relation to the definition of autism and autism spectrum disorder
Purpose or general idea of bill
To insert into the mental hygiene law a definition of autism and other autism spectrum disorders. The definition is the currently generally accepted definition as set forth in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends Section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law by adding a new subdivision 59 to define autism to mean a pervasive developmental disorder that meets the criteria set forth in the subdivision, including Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Rhett's Disorder and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.
Sections 2-4- makes conforming changes to the Insurance law.
Section 5. Effective date.
Justification
Presently, New York's Mental Hygiene law fails to include a definition of autism and other autism spectrum disorders even though it refers to the terms.
The Mental Hygiene law should include a definition for disorders that are referenced in the statute and which are now occurring in a significant numbers of our children. Currently at least 1 in 104 children are diagnosed with autism or another autism spectrum disorder.
Legislative history
A.9983, 2012 referred to Mental Health, reported referred to ways and means. Same as S.7072 (McDonald), 2012 referred to Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
Fiscal implications
Needs to be determined
Effective date
Immediately.
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