Cheers to Assemblymember Didi Barrett, this is fabulous news. It passed in the NYS Assembly 133 to 0 (7 absent)! Next is the Senate, We will need your help with this; TOGETHER WE ARE POWERFUL! Jill AuerbachHudson Valley Lyme Disease Association, Chairperson New Yorkers, contact your NYS senator (automatic letter writing campaign coming soon) Legislation […]
Lyme Disease Patients Push For Health Coverage – 22 News WWLP.com Speliotis Files Bill to Require Health Insurers Expand Coverage for Lyme Disease – DaversPatch Press Release – MA Lyme Legislative Task Force Written Testimony – Pat Smith, LDA President MA Rep. Theodore Speliotis, Bill H.989 SponsThe Massachusetts Joint Committee on Financial Services has announced […]
Thanks largely to the efforts of MaineLyme, a non –profit, and primary sponsor Representative Sheryl Briggs, on June 24, 2013, Main Governor LePage signed the Lyme bills into law (Chapter 340). In April, the LDA wrote in support of the bills and requested inclusion as a resource on the Maine website. The law now includes […]
HB 1326 Doctor protection (Gary Daniels)5 hour hearing on billNH Medical Society against bill February 17, 2010Awaiting action in SenateNew Hampshire Lyme bill passes the NH House as amendedhttp://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2010/HB1326.html SENATE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIONBill was in fight to amend. Died. (Advocates did not want amendment)
The survey was created by the Pennsylvania Lyme Disease Advisory Committee (PLDAC), which is a collaboration between the Farm Bureau, Lyme Disease Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEPA), an LDA affiliate, and the Chester County Health Department. The Health Department is using their own statistical experts to analyze the data, the results of which should be […]
MA Bill HB 4480: Would establish a special commission for the purpose of investigating and studying the incidence and impacts of Lyme disease and its associated co-infections in the commonwealth Status: New draft of HB 1148 and HB 3592 (02/08/2010);referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (02/08/2010). 2/8/2010 House Reported from the committee […]
Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Dr. Bill Hazel, announced on October 15, 2010, the creation of a task force to explore prevention and treatment of Lyme disease. It will bring recommendations and information to the Governor regarding Lyme disease and the diagnosis, prevention, public education, medical treatment, and will also consider the impact […]
Lyme Advocates Instrumental in Passage Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law the FY11 Budget which contained language on doctor protection for Lyme disease treating physicians. The law permits doctors to clinically diagnose and treat patients long term. The state medical board cannot bring charges against a doctor solely for prescribing long-term antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease. […]
Chapter 087 2010 — H 7418 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/16/10 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM Introduced By: Representatives Jackson, Gallison, Martin, A Rice, and Edwards Date Introduced: February 09, 2010 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Short title – The Act shall be cited and known […]
The LDA has worked with numerous groups throughout the US to help push for passage of Lyme legislation that will help the Lyme community. Anyone comtemplating introduction of state legislation needs to thoroughly understand all the issues surrounding Lyme disease and how patients and physicians can be hurt by passage of legislation that is not […]