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Int 0482-2022

Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to provide information on polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Healthintroduced 2022-06-02Local Law 2022/087

Enacted as Local Law 2022/087.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2022-06-02Passed: 2022-09-06Enacted: 2022-09-06

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide education on polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis by posting information on its website, including, but not limited to: the definitions and potential symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis; information on how to seek diagnosis and treatment, including how to procure the care of a primary care physician; and data regarding the number of individuals who are diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome or endometriosis in the city, disaggregated by age, race, ethnicity, and zip code, to the extent such data is available to the department. The department would also be required to submit a report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council on March 1, 2023 and every year thereafter regarding education efforts on polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis conducted by the department.

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

How it compares

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19 passed · 31 died

This bill: 68 days in committee

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Sponsors (18)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-06-02 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-06-02 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-06-29 · Committee on Health
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2022-06-29 · Committee on Health
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-06-29 · Committee on Hospitals
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2022-06-29 · Committee on Hospitals
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-08-10 · Committee on Health
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2022-08-10 · Committee on Health
ActionAmended by Committee
2022-08-10 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2022-08-10 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Council
2022-08-11 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2022-08-11 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2022-08-29 · Mayor
ActionBill Signing Scheduled by Mayor
2022-09-06 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2022-09-06 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2022-09-09 · City Council

Votes (8)

Aye (7)
Lynn C. SchulmanJoann Ariola Charles BarronCrystal HudsonMercedes NarcisseMarjorie VelázquezKalman Yeger
Absent (1)
Oswald J. Feliz

Heard at (5)

City Council · 2022-08-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2022-08-10 · 12:00 PM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Hospitals · 2022-06-29 · 10:00 AM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2022-06-29 · 10:00 AM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2022-06-02 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (20)

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 17-199.3.2 to read as follows: � 17-199.3.2 Education on polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis. a. The department shall provide education on polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis by posting information on its website, which may include, but need not be limited to, the following: 1. The definitions and potential symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis; 2. Information on how to seek diagnosis or treatment, including how to procure the care of a primary care physician; and 3. Data regarding the number of individuals who are diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome or endometriosis in the city, disaggregated by age, race, ethnicity, and zip code, to the extent such data is available to the department. b. No later than March 1, 2023, and every year thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the mayor and the speaker of the council regarding education efforts on polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis conducted by the department. � 2. This local law takes effect 30 days after it becomes law. JEF / HKA / SIL LS # 9356 8/1/22 12:23pm 2 2