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A08146 Summary:

A08146 Actions:

A08146 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:02/04/2020AYE/NAY:23/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Gottfried
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Schimminger
Excused
McDonough
Excused
Galef
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Ashby
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Miller
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Salka
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Hevesi
Excused
Jaffee
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Kim
Aye
Solages
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Barron
Aye
Sayegh
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:07/17/2020AYE/NAY:32/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Excused
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Glick
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Perry
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Excused
Benedetto
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Simotas
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Miller
Aye
Joyner
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:07/21/2020AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Finch
Excused
Nolan
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Ortiz
Excused
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Excused
Norris
Aye
Glick
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye

A08146 Floor Votes:

A08146 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A8146      Revised 2/24/2020
 
SPONSOR: Paulin

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to creating a Crohn's
and colitis identification card
 
 
PURPOSE:
 
This bill requires the state health department to offer an identifica-
tion card for people with gastrointestinal diseases defined in the
Crohn's and Colitis Fairness Act. This ID card would verify their condi-
tion and their right to access an employee-only toilet facility.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1: The public health law is amended by adding a new article 19,
Crohn's and Colitis Identification Card, authorizing the Commissioner of
Health to create an identification card for people with gastrointestinal
conditions defined in the Crohn's and Colitis Fairness Act.
 
Section 2: This section sets the effective date and provides that any
rules or regulations necessary to implement this legislation may be
completed prior to the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Chapter 42 of the laws of 2018 enacted the Crohn's and Colitis Fairness
Act. This landmark bill created a compassionate system for those who
suffer from gastrointestinal diseases like ulcerative Colitis and
Crohn's disease.
 
The Crohn's and Colitis Fairness Act provides those suffering from
certain gastrointestinal diseases, access to an employee-only toilet
facility in a place of business that is already open to the public, when
there are at least two employees working at the time of the request, and
using that facility would not create a health, safety, or security risk.
 
While this bill provides a great service to those suffering from
gastrointestinal diseases by permitting them to use employee-only toilet
facilities, businesses have no way of identifying who may have a permit-
ted gastrointestinal disease and who does not.
 
This legislation would require the state health department to offer an
identification card for people with gastrointestinal diseases outlined
in the Crohn's and Colitis Fairness Act. This optional identification
card would allow an individual to easily communicate their condition to
an employee of a business and outline that employee's responsibility
under the Crohn's and Colitis Fairness Act.
 
This card would allow those suffering from gastrointestinal diseases to
simply show an identification card which verifies they have a condition
outlined in the Crohn's and Colitis Fairness Act. This would prevent a
situation where someone with a gastrointestinal condition would be
forced to argue with a store employee regarding their rights under the
Crohn's and Colitis Fairness Act, or if an individual even has a quali-
fying condition. However, such an identification card is not required to
 
gain access to an employee restroom facility at a place of business in
accordance with article 28-F of the General Business law.
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
This is a new bill.
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
To be determined.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

A08146 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8146
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      June 4, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating a Crohn's
          and colitis identification card
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 19
     2  to read as follows:
     3                                 ARTICLE 19
     4                   CROHN'S AND COLITIS IDENTIFICATION CARD
     5  Section 1900. Definition.
     6          1901. Crohn's and colitis identification card.
     7    § 1900. Definition. As used in this article, "eligible medical  condi-
     8  tion"  means Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, any other inflammatory
     9  bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome or any other  medical  condition
    10  that requires immediate access to a toilet facility.
    11    §  1901.  Crohn's and colitis identification card. 1. The commissioner
    12  shall develop an identification card denoting that  a  person  has  been
    13  medically diagnosed with an eligible medical condition. Such identifica-
    14  tion  card  may  be  presented pursuant to article twenty-eight-F of the
    15  general business law, in order to gain access to restroom facilities  as
    16  necessary.
    17    2.  Upon  the  request of a person with an eligible medical condition,
    18  the department shall issue such Crohn's and colitis identification  card
    19  in accordance with eligibility and documentation criteria established by
    20  the department for a fee to be determined by the commissioner.
    21    3.  The  front  of such card shall indicate that it has been issued by
    22  the department pursuant to this section and shall include:
    23    (a) the card bearer's name;
    24    (b) the card bearer's address;
    25    (c) the card bearer's date of birth;
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11345-01-9
        A. 8146                             2
 
     1    (d)  the  following  statement:  "MEDICAL   ALERT:   RESTROOM   ACCESS
     2  REQUIRED"; and
     3    (e)  the following statement in smaller font: "The holder of this card
     4  suffers from Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or  other  inflammatory
     5  bowel  disease. These autoimmune diseases are not contagious.  These are
     6  painful conditions and need immediate access to a restroom."
     7    4. The back of such card shall include:
     8    (a) a reference to the Crohn's and colitis fairness act, article twen-
     9  ty-eight-F of the general business law; and
    10    (b) the following statement: "Complaints regarding enforcement  should
    11  be directed to the New York State Attorney General's Consumer Helpline".
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    13  it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    14  ment,  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the imple-
    15  mentation of this act on its effective date are authorized  to  be  made
    16  and completed on or before such effective date.