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 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 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 pediatric emergency rooms, including information about their locations and available medical services. The list would be posted on DOHMH’s website and the website of the 311 customer service center, and would be provided to callers to 311 who request information about pediatric emergency rooms. DOHMH would be required to coordinate with hospitals to provide the list to parents of infants born in the city and to provide the list to pediatricians for distribution to parents. DOHMH would also be required to provide the list to the Department of Education and child care programs to be distributed to parents and guardians of children enrolled in child care programs and grade 3-K through grade 8, at least once a year. 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 pediatric emergency rooms, including information about their locations and available medical services. The list would be posted on DOHMH’s website and the website of the 311 customer service center, and would be provided to callers to 311 who request information about pediatric emergency rooms. DOHMH would be required to coordinate with hospitals to provide the list to parents of infants born in the city and to provide the list to pediatricians for distribution to parents. DOHMH would also be required to provide the list to the Department of Education and child care programs to be distributed to parents and guardians of children enrolled in child care programs and grade 3-K through grade 8, at least once a year. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0814-2022 * Shekar Krishnan     Requiring an annual 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 on the quantities and locations of automated external defibrillators placed in public places. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0814-2022 * Shekar Krishnan     Requiring an annual 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 on the quantities and locations of automated external defibrillators placed in public places. 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 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) courses available to the public in New York City, and to update such information at least once 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 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) courses available to the public in New York City, and to update such information at least once annually. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available T2023-3165 * Mercedes Narcisse   Preconsidered Requiring the placement of automated, self-administered blood pressure testing machines at certain public places. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to provide blood pressure machines in high need publicly accessible areas throughout the city. The bill would also require DOHMH to post on their website the public places where such machines are located as well as instructions on the use and operation of the blood pressure machines. Providing free, blood pressure machines for public use would enable citizens, especially un- and under-insured, at-risk individuals, to routinely monitor their blood pressures and possibly encourage them to seek medical treatment, or make life changes to lower their blood pressures in the event self-testing consistently reveals elevated levels. Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available T2023-3165 * Mercedes Narcisse     Requiring the placement of automated, self-administered blood pressure testing machines at certain public places. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to provide blood pressure machines in high need publicly accessible areas throughout the city. The bill would also require DOHMH to post on their website the public places where such machines are located as well as instructions on the use and operation of the blood pressure machines. Providing free, blood pressure machines for public use would enable citizens, especially un- and under-insured, at-risk individuals, to routinely monitor their blood pressures and possibly encourage them to seek medical treatment, or make life changes to lower their blood pressures in the event self-testing consistently reveals elevated levels. P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available