S2995 (2023-24 session)

NY State bill

Enacts the "Shepherd Patterson law"; requires a physician who treats a minor patient with a medical condition that may cause a disability to provide certain educational information to such patient's parents or guardians indicating such minor is entitled to a free and appropriate public education as defined under section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation act of nineteen hundred seventy-three; makes related provisions.

Title
Directs the creation of a document giving certain notice to parents and guardians of school age students who are diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition or a certain medical condition
Type
New York State Senate bill
Session
2023-24 session
Status
In Assembly Committee
Latest action date
2024-04-16
In committee
Health
Introduced
2023-01-26
Same as
A4034
Law section
Public Health Law

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Heard in committee

Same as

Committee meetings

Committee meetings that took this bill up, from the Senate's published agendas. The Assembly does not publish its committee agendas in machine-readable form, so an Assembly committee's consideration of a bill is not on this list.

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