BILL NO | A06569A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S04500-A
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SPONSOR | Bores |
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COSPNSR | Gallagher, Lavine, Gallahan |
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Ren Art 32 §670 to be Art 32-A §676, add §§677, 678 & 679, amd §676, Gen Bus L; add §367-j, Soc Serv L |
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Enacts the "consumer wheelchair repair bill of rights act" requiring manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, embedded software, firmware, or tools necessary for repairing equipment; establishes a timely repair for wheelchair program; extends the warranty period for wheelchairs to 2 years; deems all wheelchair repairs needed within 5 years of initial prescription medically necessary. |