Guest guest Posted October 24, 2001 Report Share Posted October 24, 2001 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH N. Gottfried Chair NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SUBJECT: Chronic Lyme Disease and long-term antibiotic treatment. NEW YORK CITY Tuesday, November 27, 2001, 10:00 a.m. Assembly Hearing Room, Room 1923 19th Floor, 250 Broadway The nature and treatment of Lyme disease is controversial. Lyme disease, wh= en diagnosed early, is ordinarily a short-term disease treated effectively w= ith a short-term course of antibiotics. However, some physicians contend tha= t Lyme disease can also persist, despite short-term treatment, as a chronic = disease for which long-term antibiotic treatment is appropriate. Some physic= ians contend that this view is invalid. The medical controversy has given rise to disputes about insurance reimburs= ement and allegations of professional misconduct. The purpose of this hearin= g is to explore the validity of these contending positions. Persons wishing to attend or present testimony to the Committee at this hea= ring should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible.= It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that= persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellat= ion of the hearing. Oral testimony at this hearing is by invitation only. Pe= ople wishing to be invited to testify should contact the Committee as soon a= s possible. People not presenting oral testimony are welcome to submit writt= en testimony, which will be made part of the record of the hearing. Oral tes= timony will be limited to ten minutes' duration. All testimony will be under= oath. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committee will attempt to ac= commodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of specia= l circumstances. These requests should be made to Committee staff as early a= s possible. Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing reg= istration desk. The Committee would appreciate advance receipt of prepared s= tatements. In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested part= ies and organizations of the Committee's interest in receiving testimony fro= m all sources. In order to meet the needs of those who may have disability, = the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the bas= is of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),= has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disa= bilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided= , upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission t= o Assembly facilities and activities. ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH N. Gottfried Chair PUBLIC HEARING REPLY FORM (PRINT AND FAX) SUBJECT: Chronic Lyme Disease and long-term antibiotic treatment. Persons planning to attend the public hearing on Lyme Disease and antibioti= c treatment are requested to complete this reply form as soon as possible and mail or f= ax it to: Lara Kassel Legislative Associate Assembly Member Gottfried's office 822 Legislative Office Building Albany, NY 12248 518-455-4941 Fax: 518-455-5939 [ ] I plan to attend the public hearing. [ ] I will require assistance and/= or handicapped accessibility information. Please specify the type of assistance required: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ NAME:_________________________________________ TITLE:________________________________________ ORGANIZATION:_________________________________ ADDRESS:______________________________________ TELEPHONE:____________________________________ EMAIL:________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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