Establishes an office of antibiotic-resistance control and an antibiotics education fund, and includes MRSA in the definition of airborne infectious.

New York State establishes an office of antibiotic-resistance control to coordinate efforts to reduce antibiotic misuse and overuse in medicine and agriculture. The office will develop a strategy to reduce health care-associated infections by 20% and community-acquired infections by 10% by 2027. It will also promote antibiotic stewardship and training programs. The bill creates an antibiotics education fund for educational programs, funded by penalties for antibiotic misuse. It amends the definition of airborne infectious disease to include methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Establishes an office of antibiotic-resistance control and an antibiotics education fund, and includes MRSA in the definition of airborne infectious.

New York State establishes an office of antibiotic-resistance control to coordinate efforts to reduce antibiotic misuse and overuse in medicine and agriculture. The office will develop a strategy to reduce health care-associated infections by 20% and community-acquired infections by 10% by 2027. It will also promote antibiotic stewardship and training programs. The bill creates an antibiotics education fund for educational programs, funded by penalties for antibiotic misuse. It amends the definition of airborne infectious disease to include methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).