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Int 1243-2018

Standard procedure for treating students presenting with suspected tick bites.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Healthintroduced 2018-11-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2018-11-28Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DOHMH”) to make rules on how school nurses that are employed by DOHMH must respond if a student appears to have a tick bite.

Committee on HealthDepartment of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).

How it compares

12% of similar bills passed

6 passed · 44 died

This bill: 1128 days in committee

Similar bills: median 535 days · 259 days when passed

Sponsors (9)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-11-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-11-28 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-09-09 · Committee on Health
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-09-09 · Committee on Health
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Health · 2019-09-09 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2018-11-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (8)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-187.1 to read as follows: � 17-187.1 Tick bites on students. The commissioner shall promulgate rules setting forth a procedure for how nurses that are employed by the department and are provided to a public or private school must respond to a student presenting with a suspected tick bite in accordance with medical best practices. � 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law. AM LS #8399 10/31/18 1 1