Details Meeting Name: Committee on Health Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 3/30/2023 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Committee Room - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (13) 13 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2023-3114 *       Oversight – Improving Access to In-Community and At-Home Health Care. Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2023-3114 *       Oversight – Improving Access to In-Community and At-Home Health Care. Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0096-2022 * Justin L. Brannan     Providing vision testing and eyeglasses to low-income individuals. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or another agency designated by the Mayor that has appropriate subject matter expertise to establish a program to provide vision testing and eyeglasses to residents of the City whose annual gross household income is within 250 percent of the federal poverty level. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0096-2022 * Justin L. Brannan     Providing vision testing and eyeglasses to low-income individuals. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or another agency designated by the Mayor that has appropriate subject matter expertise to establish a program to provide vision testing and eyeglasses to residents of the City whose annual gross household income is within 250 percent of the federal poverty level. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0325-2022 * Justin L. Brannan     Provision of information about pediatric emergency rooms. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to maintain a list of New York City (City) hospitals with emergency rooms and pediatric trauma centers which includes information about their locations and available medical services. The list would be posted on DOHMH’s website and made available to the 311 customer service center. DOHMH would be required to provide the list to pediatricians practicing in the City. DOHMH would also be required to mail the list to each address designated for receipt of a child’s birth certificate, and provide the list to the Department of Education and child care programs for distribution at least annually to parents and guardians of children enrolled in child care programs and grade 3-K through grade 8. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0325-2022 * Justin L. Brannan     Provision of information about pediatric emergency rooms. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to maintain a list of New York City (City) hospitals with emergency rooms and pediatric trauma centers which includes information about their locations and available medical services. The list would be posted on DOHMH’s website and made available to the 311 customer service center. DOHMH would be required to provide the list to pediatricians practicing in the City. DOHMH would also be required to mail the list to each address designated for receipt of a child’s birth certificate, and provide the list to the Department of Education and child care programs for distribution at least annually to parents and guardians of children enrolled in child care programs and grade 3-K through grade 8. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0814-2022 * Shekar Krishnan     Requiring a report indicating the quantities and locations of automated external defibrillators placed in public places. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to issue a report every 6 months on the quantities and specific locations of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) placed in public places. The report would also specify whether an AED is equipped with pediatric-attenuated pads or otherwise equipped with child-appropriate functionality. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0814-2022 * Shekar Krishnan     Requiring a report indicating the quantities and locations of automated external defibrillators placed in public places. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to issue a report every 6 months on the quantities and specific locations of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) placed in public places. The report would also specify whether an AED is equipped with pediatric-attenuated pads or otherwise equipped with child-appropriate functionality. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0975-2023 * Lynn C. Schulman     Information on free cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses available to the public. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to make available on its website information on free adult, child, and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) courses available to the public in New York City, and to update such information at least annually. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0975-2023 * Lynn C. Schulman     Information on free cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses available to the public. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to make available on its website information on free adult, child, and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) courses available to the public in New York City, and to update such information at least annually. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0996-2023 * Mercedes Narcisse   Preconsidered Access to blood pressure machines. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to post on its website the public places in New York City where blood pressure machines are located, and provide recommendations on locations for such machines in high-need areas. DOHMH would also be required to support making at-home blood pressure machines available at no cost to the public at federally qualified health centers in 5 high-need areas, and post the locations of such centers on its website. Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0996-2023 * Mercedes Narcisse     Access to blood pressure machines. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to post on its website the public places in New York City where blood pressure machines are located, and provide recommendations on locations for such machines in high-need areas. DOHMH would also be required to support making at-home blood pressure machines available at no cost to the public at federally qualified health centers in 5 high-need areas, and post the locations of such centers on its website. P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available