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May 02, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S5835
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2017-S5835 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S5835 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts provisions relating to the execution of written forms, prior to assisted reproductive technology services, for consent and directives for the transfer, use, and disposition of cryopreserved embryos or gametes, and provisions relating to notice prior to the implementation of the terms of such advance directives.
2017-S5835 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5835 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to advanced written consent and directives for the transfer, use, and disposition of gametes or embryos cryopreserved in the course of a program of assisted reproductive technology PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill enacts provisions relating to advanced written consent and directives concerning transfer, use and disposition of cryopreserved embryos or gametes. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends the domestic relations law by adding a new article 8-A. Section 130 of this article contains definitions for technical and medical terms/concepts used in the bill. Section 131 of this article creates regulations for advanced written consent and directives for the transfer, use and disposition of cryopreseved embryos or gametes are also established.
2017-S5835 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5835 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 2, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to advanced written consent and directives for the transfer, use, and disposition of gametes or embryos cryopreserved in the course of a program of assisted reproductive technology THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The domestic relations law is amended by adding a new arti- cle 8-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 8-A CRYOPRESERVED EMBRYOS OR GAMETES SECTION 130. DEFINITIONS. 131. ADVANCE WRITTEN CONSENT AND DIRECTIVES FOR THE TRANSFER, USE, AND DISPOSITION OF CRYOPRESERVED EMBRYOS OR GAMETES. § 130. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OR SUBJECT MATTER CLEARLY REQUIRES A DIFFERENT MEANING: 1. "ABANDON BY REQUEST" SHALL MEAN THAT A PARTY INTENDS TO CEASE PARTICIPATION IN AN ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND NOTI- FIES A PROVIDER OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES OF SUCH INTENT IN A WRITTEN, SIGNED, AND NOTARIZED LETTER OF INTENT TO ABANDON BY REQUEST. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A PARTY'S LETTER OF INTENT TO ABANDON BY REQUEST, THE PROVIDER SHALL SEND, BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO ANY OTHER PARTY WHOSE PARTICIPATION IN SUCH PROVIDER'S ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE REQUESTING PARTY'S ABANDONMENT BY REQUEST, A WRITTEN NOTICE THAT THE TERMS OF AN EXECUTED ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR DISPOSITION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED. IF ANY PARTY IS ALSO A PATIENT, A COPY OF SUCH NOTICE AND PROOF OF MAILING SHALL BE KEPT IN THAT PARTY'S MEDICAL RECORDS. ON THE THIRTIETH DAY AFTER THE DATE ON EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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