Int 0903-2024
Expanding availability of rapid self-testing for sexually transmitted infections.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Healthintroduced 2024-05-16
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2024-05-16Passed: 2025-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to ensure accessibility for community-based organizations to rapid self-testing for sexually transmitted infections, prioritizing the organizations located in areas that have higher infection rates as determined by the department.
Committee on Health — Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).
How it compares
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11 passed · 39 died
This bill: 593 days in committee
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Sponsors (11)
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IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-05-16 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-05-16 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2024-05-16 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 903
- Int. No. 903
- May 16, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-16-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 16, 2024
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 17-184.3 to read as follows:
� 17-184.3 Availability of rapid self-testing for sexually transmitted infections. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the term "rapid self-testing" means testing that has been approved by the United States food and drug administration for patient self-administration and patient reading of results for sexually transmitted infections including, but not limited to, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV, that produces results in the same day or within hours.
b. Availability. The department shall make available rapid self-testing kits to community-based organizations in all five boroughs. The department shall prioritize community-based organizations located in areas with the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections, as determined by the department.
� 2. This law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
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