STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 545 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the fibroid study fund The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 87 2 to read as follows: 3 § 87. Fibroid study fund. 1. There is hereby established in the custo- 4 dy of the state comptroller a special fund to be known as the "fibroid 5 study fund". 6 2. The sources of funds shall consist of all moneys collected there- 7 for, or moneys credited or transferred thereto from any other fund or 8 source pursuant to law, or any other moneys made available for the 9 purposes of such fund. 10 3. (a) Moneys of such fund shall be expended to the department of 11 health to study fibroids and the alleviation of pain caused by fibroids. 12 Such study shall: 13 (i) examine and evaluate current research and progress in the study of 14 fibroids; 15 (ii) examine and evaluate current treatment methods for fibroids; 16 (iii) identify potential barriers to access to treatment for fibroids; 17 (iv) examine the symptoms and effects of fibroids on women of color; 18 (v) identify any potential barriers to access to treatment for 19 fibroids, in addition to barriers identified pursuant to subparagraph 20 (iii) of this paragraph, for women of color; 21 (vi) make recommendations as the development of treatment methods for 22 fibroids; 23 (vii) make recommendations to remove any potential barriers to access 24 to treatment of fibroids; and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02823-01-3

A. 545 2 1 (viii) make recommendations to remove any potential barriers to access 2 to treatment of fibroids specific to potential barriers to access to 3 treatment faced by women of color. 4 (b) The department of health may also provide grants for the purpose 5 of advancing the study of fibroids. 6 4. Monies shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of 7 the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by the commissioner 8 of health. 9 5. On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner 10 of health shall provide a written report to the temporary president of 11 the senate, speaker of the assembly, chair of the senate finance commit- 12 tee, chair of the assembly ways and means committee, chair of the senate 13 committee on health, chair of the assembly health committee, the state 14 comptroller and the public. Such report shall include how the monies of 15 the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall 16 include: 17 (a) the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the process used 18 for such disbursements; 19 (b) recipients of awards from the fund; 20 (c) the amount awarded to each; 21 (d) the purposes for which such awards were granted; and 22 (e) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include esti- 23 mates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeed- 24 ing fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal 25 year. 26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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