QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

NYS Department of Health AIDS Institute Presents Statewide Stakeholders Meetings

NYS Hepatitis C Testing Law

Purpose

On October 23, 2013, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law a new Section 2171 to the public health law that requires the offering of a hepatitis C screening test to every individual born between 1945 and 1965.

This new NYS law along with new more effective HCV treatments provides us an opportunity to increase the number of persons aware of their HCV status, link them to appropriate medical care and treatment and provide them a possible cure from HCV. The effective implementation of this legislation is critical.
New York statewide stakeholder meetings will be convened as a strategic way to collect information, input and comment about the implementation of the new Hepatitis C Testing Law.

Please join us to ask questions about the law, share ideas and provide input.

• Albany December 5, 2013 - 1 University Place, Rensselaer
• Buffalo December 12, 2013 - American Red Cross, 786 Delaware Ave 
• NYC December 16, 2013 - 90 Church Street, Manhattan
• yracuse January 9, 2014 - 217 S. Salina Street

All meetings will be held from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

If you are unable to attend in person, the option to dial-in will be available.

To register, please email: hepatabc@health.state.ny.us. Please include: 1) email, 2) location you plan on attending and 3)whether you will be attending in person or by phone.  Upon registration additional information will be provided