Bill Would End Regulatory References to CDC Guidelines

Rules adopted by New York state agencies that reference guidelines or recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would be deemed to instead refer to nationally recognized clinical practices, under a bill introduced in the Assembly. A9077, by Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, D-Queens, would define "nationally recognized clinical practice" as a methodology or standard of care widely accepted and used by licensed health care professionals throughout the country and is based on peer-reviewed scientific evidence and professional consensus. The proposed defini...