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Lyme Protection Amdt. May Hurt NY Docs
In Dec 2014, Governor Cuomo signed the Lyme disease doctor protection bill into law. When he signed, he indicated he only signed on the condition an amendment would be passed in the New Year (2015), and at that time, the amendment was not made public, but some groups were told it would be just a […]
CT Lyme Seeks Bill Support – Update
Update: Committee on Children Co-Chair State Senator Dante Bartolomeo is ready to fight for Bill #207. Here’s how you can help her:1) If you’ve already sent a letter, resend it to Governor Malloy.2) If you haven’t sent a letter, please do so now and send it directly to the Governor with copies to the Health […]
NY Governor Signs Lyme Bill
Governor Cuomo signed the Lyme doctor protection bill into law in NY. The legislature and Governor have agreed to some kind of amendment, however, and that amendment has not yet been made public. The action on the amendment (Dec 17, 2014: APPROVAL MEMO.27) is noted on the following website where the bill history and text […]
Email Gov. Cuomo – Sign the Lyme Bill
The Lyme Disease Association, Inc., LDA, is pleased to announce that New York State Lyme bill S7854 / A7558b unanimously passed both houses in June and NEEDS Governor Andrew Cuomo’s signature to become law. This bill is crucial to the welfare of ALL Lyme patients, since some of the most well known Lyme literate medical […]
Make NYS Bill S07854 / A07558B Law
Thank you for for being a big part of getting the NYS bill passed. Now we urgently need your help one more time! THIS FINAL PUSH IS NEEDED MAKE NY STATE BILLS S07854 AND A07558B NYS LAW! NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS use the voter voice link below to contact Governor Cuomo to tell him to sign this into law, to ensure lyme […]
NY Senate/Assembly Pass Doc Protection
In an end of the session surprise move, the New York Senate passed on June 18 a doctor protection bill, S7854, introduced by Senator Kemp Hannon, a recent supporter of the passage of doctor protection legislation in New York. The Senate version of the bill was not the same as the one which recently passed […]
Vermont Lyme Doctor Protection Bill Signed Into Law
Over vehement objections by the Vermont Board of medical practice and others, Vermont Governor Shumlin signed Act 134 (Click here to read Act 134) into law on May 22, 2014. The law directs the Board to adopt a policy statement stating they will not discipline licensees based solely on their long-term antibiotic treatment practices in […]