Bill Text: NY A08389 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to providing for identification cards for individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-8)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-17 - REFERRED TO RULES [A08389 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A08389-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8389--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                   September 11, 2015
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SANTABARBARA, ABINANTI, SEPULVEDA, McDONALD,
          COLTON, MOSLEY, MONTESANO, COOK, ORTIZ, TITONE,  BENEDETTO,  ROBINSON,
          BLAKE, DUPREY, RICHARDSON, STECK, SCHIMEL, STIRPE, ZEBROWSKI, GOLDFED-
          ER,  LENTOL,  RUSSELL,  LINARES,  BARRETT,  GUNTHER,  RAMOS, SALADINO,
          PALMESANO, TITUS, WEPRIN, JAFFEE, WOERNER, MURRAY  --  Multi-Sponsored
          by  -- M. of A.  ABBATE, CERETTO, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, McDONOUGH, RAIA,
          SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation  --
          recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Transportation in accordance with
          Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to  providing  for
          identification cards for individuals with autism spectrum disorder
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
     2  13.42 to read as follows:
     3  § 13.42 Autism spectrum disorder card.
     4    (a)  The  commissioner  shall  develop an identification card denoting
     5  that a person has been  medically  diagnosed  with  an  autism  spectrum
     6  disorder.  Such identification card may be presented to law enforcement,
     7  firefighters and emergency medical services personnel as necessary.
     8    (b)  Upon the request of a person with an autism spectrum disorder, or
     9  the guardian or caregiver of such person, the office  shall  issue  such
    10  autism  spectrum  disorder  card  in  accordance  with  eligibility  and
    11  documentation criteria established by the office for a fee not to exceed
    12  five dollars.
    13    (c) The front of such card shall indicate that it has been  issued  by
    14  the office pursuant to this section and shall include:
    15    (1) the card bearer's name;
    16    (2) the card bearer's address;
    17    (3) the card bearer's date of birth; and
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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