§ 2799-O — New York wellness works; program established

New York § 2799-O

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law PBH: Public Health
• Art. 27-K: New York Wellness Works

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§ 2799-o. New York wellness works; program established. 1. The New\nYork wellness works program is hereby established as a partnership\nbetween the state and employers to encourage health screening, education\nand incentives tailored to employees' specific needs to help promote\nhealth and prevent disease.\n 2. Upon the commissioner's approval, and within the amount\nappropriated, the department shall make available grants for the purpose\nof enabling employers to develop and implement health promotion and\ndisease prevention initiatives. Such initiatives may include, but shall\nnot be limited to:\n (a) the compilation of individual or aggregate employee health\nprofiles, on an individual voluntary basis, with recommendations and\nincentives for health promotion activities based on individual or\naggregate health information; or\n (b) specific screening, education and health incentives; or\n (c) such other employer-based health promotion and disease prevention\nmeasures, including changes to the work environment and policy changes\nin the worksite, as the commissioner may approve in accordance with this\narticle.\n 3. The department may contract with an organization or organizations\nfor the administration of the program, in accordance with the criteria\nfor participation in said program as set forth in section two thousand\nseven hundred ninety-nine-q of this article.\n 4. In addition to any amounts as may be appropriated for grants, the\ncommissioner is authorized to seek and receive funds from philanthropic\nfoundations and other sources to further support such purposes.\n