This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report annually to the Council on the organizations that it regularly consults with regarding the prevention and management of chronic diseases.
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Int. No. 1502
By Council Members Barron, Johnson and Gentile
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to provide a list of organizations they consult with on chronic diseases
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 17-199.2 to read as follows:
§ 17-199.2 Consultation Reporting. No later than February 1 of each year, the department shall submit to the speaker a list of the non-governmental organizations that the department routinely consults with regarding the prevention and management of common chronic diseases, including but not limited to diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, cancer, obesity, and alzheimer’s disease. The organizations in such list shall be categorized by disease.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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