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Int 1361-2019

Requiring the dept of health and mental hygiene to report on the occurrence of diabetes and diabetes-related health problems and develop a plan to reduce diabetes-related health problems.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Healthintroduced 2019-01-24Local Law 2019/221

Enacted as Local Law 2019/221.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2019-01-24Passed: 2019-12-15Enacted: 2019-12-15

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to report twice a year on the rate of diabetes-related health problems in New York City. The information in such reports will be disaggregated by geographic area and demographic characteristics, where such data is available and while maintaining confidentiality on the individuals included in such data. The bill would also require DOHMH to compile a comprehensive report by December 1, 2021, and submit recommendations and a plan to reduce the occurrence of diabetes-related health problems and to implement the department’s recommendations.

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

How it compares

34% of similar bills passed

17 passed · 33 died

This bill: 291 days in committee

Similar bills: median 507 days · 140 days when passed

Sponsors (11)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-01-24 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-01-24 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-02-25 · Committee on Health
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-02-25 · Committee on Health
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-11-12 · Committee on Health
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2019-11-12 · Committee on Health
ActionAmended by Committee
2019-11-12 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2019-11-12 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Council
2019-11-14 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2019-11-14 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2019-12-15 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2019-12-16 · City Council

Votes (7)

Aye (7)
Keith Powers Mark LevineAlicka Ampry-Samuel Andrew CohenMathieu EugeneRobert F. HoldenInez D. Barron

Heard at (6)

City Council · 2019-11-14 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2019-11-12 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Health · 2019-06-11 · 1:00 PM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2019-02-26 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2019-02-25 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
City Council · 2019-01-24 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (22)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. No later than December 1, 2020, and every 6 months thereafter, the department of health and mental hygiene shall complete a study of diabetes-related health problems in the city and shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on such department's website, a report disclosing the following information for the previous 6 months: 1. The number of diabetes-related lower-extremity-including foot and toe-amputations, the rate of such amputations per 100,000 adults, and the rate of such amputations per 1,000 adults with diabetes; 2. The prevalence of depression among adults with diabetes; 3. The number of new and cumulative cases of treated diabetes-related end stage renal disease and the rate per 1,000 adults with diabetes; 4. Data on A1C test results, including adults with diabetes with A1Cs of 9 or more from the New York city A1C registry; and 5. The number of adults with diabetes and the proportion of such number to the general population. � 2. All information reported pursuant to this local law shall be disaggregated by geographic area, demographic characteristics and type of diabetes, where such data is available, provided that information included in the report required by section one of this local law shall maintain the confidentiality of any individual included in such data. � 3. No later than December 1, 2021, the commissioner of health and mental hygiene shall develop and submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a comprehensive report of the results of the cumulative studies required by section one of this local law. Such comprehensive report shall include recommendations to reduce diabetes-related health problems and a plan to implement the department's recommendations. � 4. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed on June 1, 2022. JG/SIL LS # 8643 11/01/19 12:30 pm 1