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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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)