Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S2217
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
(R, C) 44th Senate District
2021-S2217 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3121, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S7208
2019-2020: S1303
2023-2024: S5060
2021-S2217 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2217 SPONSOR: SERINO TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: Relates to review of blood donations of patients with certain illnesses SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 3121 of the public health law to add a new subdivision 6 to require the council on human blood and transfusion services in the Department of Health to review current medical research and guidance related to the donation of blood by patients with a history of Lyme and tick-borne diseases and issue recommendations to the Commis- sioner related to the collection and distribution of such blood.
2021-S2217 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2217 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 20, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SERINO, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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. LBD07329-01-1
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