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- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
- Print number 3566a
- Amend and recommit to crime victims, crime and correction
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
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Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to develop programs in correctional facilities to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Richard Gottfried
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3566A
Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to preventing sexually transmitted diseases and HIV among correctional employees and inmates
Purpose
To prevent the spread of Hepatitis C, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV through education, counseling and other prevention efforts.
Summary of provisions
Directs the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and the Commissioner of Health to develop and implement education, counseling and other prevention efforts, including the distribution of prophylactic devices, in every correctional facility to prevent the spread of Hepatitis C, sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The prevention program would be available to department employees and incarcerated individuals. The program would include peer education and use of non-departmental personnel, including community-based providers. The bill also allows eligible incarcerated persons to be trained to work as peer educators in the program, and receive official certification upon completion of their training.
Justification
In New York State there are more than 85,000 people jailed in city, county, and state correctional facilities. Approximately 56,000 are persons incarcerated in the 60 New York State prisons, Of these, 3,500 are estimated to be HIV positive and 7,300 infected with hepatitis C. By developing and implementing education and outreach programs and making prophylactic devices available, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) can help stop the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases to other incarcerated individuals and employees.
Legislative history
New
Fiscal implications
This might entail minor costs for the dissemination of information, training, and prophylactic devices. However, this would be more than made up for by reduced health care costs.
Effective date
Immediately.
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