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a. No later than April 1, 2024, the department shall develop a plan to reduce the incidence and impact of diabetes in the city. Such plan shall, at a minimum:
1. Identify a goal percentage by which and a goal timeline in which each of the following will be reduced:
(a) new annual diagnoses of diabetes;
(b) the number of individuals with uncontrolled diabetes;
(c) the number of individuals on dialysis due in whole or in part to diabetes; and
(d) the number of amputations performed due in whole or in part to diabetes;
2. Identify a goal percentage by which and a goal timeline in which the number of individuals with diabetes that are successfully self-managing their diabetes is increased;
3. Include a description of strategies the department will utilize to realize such goals;
4. Include strategies to increase access to low- and no-cost obesity and diabetes care that may or may not include medications and treatments;
5. Be culturally appropriate and focus on social determinants of health; and
6. Be posted in plain language on the department's website and available in the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101.
b. Report. No later than April 1, 2025, and every April 1 thereafter, the department shall submit to the mayor, the speaker of the council, and the chair of the New York city council committee on health, and post on its website a report on the implementation of the plan.
1. Such report shall include, for the prior year, disaggregated by the type of diabetes, geographic area, and demographic characteristics, where such data is available, provided that information included in the report shall maintain the confidentiality of any individual included in such data:
(a) The number of adults with diabetes, and the proportion of such number of the general population;
(b) The change in the incidence of diabetes, when such data is available;
(c) The change in the incidence and prevalence of uncontrolled diabetes;
(d) The change in the number of individuals on dialysis due in whole or in part to diabetes; and
(e) The number of amputations performed due in whole or in part to diabetes;
2. A description of the strategies used by the department during the prior year to achieve the goals identified by the plan;
3. A detailed description of the strategies used by the department during the prior year to promote the self-management of diabetes and increase access to devices and information that facilitate such self-management;
4. A detailed description of the strategies employed by the department to increase access to low- and no-cost obesity and diabetes care that may or may not include medications and treatments; and
5. Any new goals the department may identify to reduce the incidence of diabetes based on the content of the report.
(L.L. 2023/052, 4/16/2023, eff. 4/16/2023, repealed eff. 12/21/2034)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2023/052.
* Editor's note: there are two sections designated as § 17-199.21.
a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Income-eligible individual. The term “income-eligible individual” means a resident of the city of New York aged 18 or older whose annual gross household income is not in excess of 250 percent of the federal poverty guidelines as updated periodically in the federal register by the United States department of health and human services pursuant to subsection (2) of section 9902 of title 42 of the United States code.
Vision testing. The term “vision testing” means an eye examination to determine any need for vision correction or for such other procedures as determined by the department.
b. Subject to appropriation, the department or another agency designated by the mayor that has appropriate subject matter expertise shall establish a program to make available to all income-eligible individuals:
1. Vision testing; and
2. If such vision testing indicates a need, eyeglasses, including lenses and frames.
c. The department or designated agency:
1. Shall determine the frequency with which such vision testing and eyeglasses are made available to income-eligible individuals, provided such vision testing and eyeglasses are made available to such individuals at least once every four years;
2. Shall determine the manner by which such testing and eyeglasses are made available, including, without limitation, provision by third parties paid by a voucher issued by the department or otherwise reimbursed by the department; and
3. May establish a maximum allowable expenditure for the vision testing and eyeglasses made available to each income-eligible individual pursuant to this section, provided that the determination of such maximum allowable expenditure shall be made in consideration of the costs of such vision testing or eyeglasses to individuals outside of the program established pursuant to this section.
d. The department or designated agency may enter into contracts or agreements with third parties to implement the provisions of this section.
(L.L. 2023/084, 7/9/2023, eff. 1/5/2024)
* Editor's note: there are two sections designated as § 17-199.21.
The department shall establish and implement an outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness about programs that provide low-cost and no-cost mental health services to New Yorkers who do not qualify for or cannot afford health insurance based on federal guidelines. Such outreach and education shall include, as applicable, an explanation of how individuals may access such services, including, but not limited to, through referrals from primary care providers. The materials for such outreach and education campaign shall be made available in English and the designated citywide languages, as defined in section 23-1101.
(L.L. 2023/108, 7/23/2023, eff. 7/23/2023)
a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Child care program. The term “child care program” means a child care program as defined in section 47.01 of the New York city health code.
Student. The term “student” means any child who is enrolled in pre-kindergarten through grade 8 in a school of the city school district, any child who is enrolled in an early education center with which the department of education contracts to provide pre-kindergarten, and any child who is enrolled in a full-day early education program for 3-year-old children offered by the department of education.
b. The department shall make available on its website and to the 311 customer service center a list of hospitals located in the city that have emergency departments and pediatric trauma centers as designated by the state department of health. Such list shall be organized by location, as reported by the state department of health, and shall include information about medical services offered at each such location. In addition, the department shall:
1. Provide such list to pediatricians practicing in the city with materials indicating the importance of educating parents and guardians regarding available options for pediatric emergency care;
2. Within 3 months after the receipt of the report of any birth, provide such list to the address designated for receipt of the child’s certificate of registration of birth pursuant to section 17-168;
3. Provide such list to the department of education and each child care program to be distributed at least once a year to the parents and guardians of every student and every child enrolled in a child care program; and
4. Provide a link to such list on the Child Care Connect website maintained by the department.
(L.L. 2023/090, 7/9/2023, eff. 10/7/2023)
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