N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 2024/084: L.L. 2024/084

Enactment date: 8/17/2024

Int. No. 435-A

By Council Member Sanchez, the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams) and Council Members Restler, Farías, Cabán, Menin, Ossé, Ayala, Louis, Rivera, Salaam, Brewer, Schulman, Hanif, Won, Bottcher, Gennaro, Hudson, Avilés, Krishnan, Nurse, Stevens, Banks, Marte, Gutiérrez, Brannan, Narcisse and Riley

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding availability of rapid testing for sexually transmitted infections

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 2. a. No later than August 15, 2025 and each August 15 thereafter for 3 years, the commissioner of health and mental hygiene shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post publicly on the department of health and mental hygiene’s website a report detailing the availability of rapid testing services throughout the 5 boroughs, including services provided directly by the department of health and mental hygiene and through cooperative agreements or contracts with the department.

b. In the reports due August 15, 2025, and August 15, 2026, pursuant to this section, such commissioner shall describe any concerns in implementing the requirements of subdivision b of section 17-184.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section one of this local law. If any rapid testing site required pursuant to such subdivision b is not operational by February 15, 2027, the commissioner of health and mental hygiene shall notify the mayor and speaker of the council of the department of health and mental hygiene’s progress implementing the requirements of such subdivision b and describe any concerns regarding such implementation in each report required by this section, or in a writing submitted August 15 annually, until such rapid testing sites are operational.

§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately.