New York - Session 2025-2026
Title: Relates to creating autism teams in hospitals
Relates to creating autism teams in hospitals; requires the department of health to design a pilot program to develop one "autism team" who may be called upon should a patient with autism come to a hospital; provides that members of the autism team shall be knowledgeable about autism and communication difficulties many people with autism have and advise physicians and other staff on how to communicate with patients with autism.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A 10718 | Enacts "India's law" | in_committee |
| A 10736 | Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care | in_committee |
| A 10755 | Relates to improving student mental health and mental health literacy in institutions of higher education in the state, and requiring the amendment or adoption of related protocols, policies and programs | in_committee |
| S 6554 | Provides for benefits for certain emergency medical technicians in the city of New York who suffer any condition or impairment of health caused by a stroke resulting in disability or death | in_committee |
| S 8806 | Directs counties to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans | enacted |
| S 9604 | Provides liability protections for health care providers who issue vaccines | in_committee |
| A 10711 | Relates to immunization vaccines for children | in_committee |
| S 1856 | Relates to prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility | in_committee |