Assembly Bill A3513

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to review of blood donations of patients with certain illnesses

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A3513 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1303
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3121, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9830, S7208
2021-2022: S2217
2023-2024: S5060

2019-A3513 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes that the council on human blood and transfusion services shall review all current medical research and guidance regarding the donation of blood by patients with a history of Lyme or tick-borne illnesses.

2019-A3513 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3513
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to donation of  blood
   by patients with a history of Lyme or tick-borne illnesses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 3121 of the public health law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. (A) THE COUNCIL SHALL REVIEW ALL CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND GUID-
 ANCE  REGARDING THE DONATION OF BLOOD BY PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF LYME
 OR TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) HUMAN ANAPLASMOSIS;
   (II) BABESIOSIS;
   (III) HUMAN EHRLICHIOSIS;
   (IV) ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER;
   (V) POWASSAN VIRUS;
   (VI) SOUTHERN TICK-ASSOCIATED RASH ILLNESS; AND
   (VII) OTHER RELATED ILLNESSES AND CO-INFECTIONS.
   (B) (I) THE COUNCIL SHALL, WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ISSUE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSIONER REGARDING
 THE COLLECTION, TESTING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD DONATIONS  WITH  LYME
 AND  TICK-BORNE  ILLNESSES  PRESENT  OR  REPORTED  IN A PATIENT HISTORY,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (1) CONSIDERATIONS OF THE CURRENT STATE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH; AND
   (2) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEMPORARY  OR  PERMANENT  MORATORIUMS  ON  THE
 COLLECTION OF BLOOD WITH LYME AND TICK-BORNE RELATED ILLNESSES PRESENT.
   (II)  UPON  IMMEDIATE RECEIPT OF SUCH RECOMMENDATION, THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF SUCH TO THE SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  AND  THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06812-01-9

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