NY Lab L § 154 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 4-A - Employment and Education of Child Performers 154 - Child Performer Advisory Board to Prevent Eating Disorders.

§  154. Child performer advisory board to prevent eating disorders. 1.   The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner  of  health  and   the  commissioner  of  mental  health, shall establish a child performer   advisory board for  the  purpose  of  recommending  guidelines  for  the   employment  of child performers and models under the age of eighteen and   preventing eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa   amongst such persons. The advisory  board  shall  consist  of  at  least   sixteen  but  no more than twenty members appointed by the commissioner,   and shall include:  representatives  of  professional  organizations  or   unions  representing  child performers or models; employers representing   child performers or models; physicians, nutritionists and mental  health   professionals  with  demonstrated  expertise  in  treating patients with   eating  disorders;  at  least  one  representative  from  each  of   the   comprehensive  care centers for eating disorders established pursuant to   article thirty of the mental hygiene law; advocacy organizations working   to  prevent  and  treat  eating  disorders;  and  other  members  deemed   necessary  by  the commissioner. In addition, the commissioner of health   and the commissioner of mental health, or their designees,  shall  serve   on  the  advisory board. The members of the advisory board shall receive   no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed their  actual   and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.2.  The advisory board is authorized to develop recommendations to the   commissioner establishing guidelines relating to the employment of child   performers and  models  under  the  age  of  eighteen  for  purposes  of   preventing and accessing treatment for eating disorders such as anorexia   nervosa  and  bulimia  nervosa amongst such child performers and models.   When developing such guidelines, the advisory board shall  consider  (a)   body mass index standards or weight and height standards, (b) employment   restrictions for persons diagnosed with or suspected of having an eating   disorder,  (c) requiring medical or mental health screenings, by medical   or mental  health  professionals  with  demonstrated  expertise  in  the   diagnosis  and  treatment  of eating disorders, for persons suspected of   having an eating disorder, and (d) requiring referrals for treatment  of   eating disorders.3.  The  advisory  board  shall  further  develop  recommendations for   educational and informational materials for such  child  performers  and   models,  their  parents  and/or  guardians and their employers regarding   awareness  and  recognition  of  eating  disorders,  and  referral   and   treatment  information  of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and   bulimia nervosa.4. The commissioner shall consider the  recommendations  developed  by   the   advisory  board,  which  include  employment  guidelines  and  the   development of educational and informational materials pursuant to  this   section,  when adopting, promulgating, amending and rescinding the rules   and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of  this  section.   The  advisory  board  shall  report  to  the  commissioner regarding its   recommendations,  including  the  guidelines,  programs   and   findings   developed pursuant to this section.