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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S3487
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current 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
2023-S3487 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8441
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §4311, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S8260
2023-S3487 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3487 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to creating a live kidney donor follow-up study; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE: To create a donor follow-up study for New York living kidney donors and incentivize donor participation through a yearly stipend. Also estab- lishes health related expenses coverage for all living kidney donors for five years post-donation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends the public health law by adding a new section 4311, which establishes the parameters of the New York living kidney donor follow-up study and directs the Department of Health to contract with a qualified research team to conduct the study.
2023-S3487 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3487 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 creating a live kidney donor follow-up study; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 4311 to read as follows: § 4311. NEW YORK LIVING KIDNEY DONOR FOLLOW-UP STUDY. 1. THE DEPART- MENT SHALL CONTRACT WITH A QUALIFIED RESEARCH TEAM TO CONDUCT A PROSPEC- TIVE STUDY OF LIVING KIDNEY DONOR HEALTH. SUCH STUDY SHALL FOLLOW PEOPLE WHO DONATE A KIDNEY IN NEW YORK BETWEEN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR AND DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT FOR TEN YEARS WHOSE TRANSPLANT SURGERY TAKES PLACE. ALL DONORS WHO AGREE TO PROVIDE THEIR FOLLOW-UP DATA FOR USE IN SUCH STUDY WILL RECEIVE A STIPEND OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH YEAR OF FOLLOW-UP THEY FULLY PARTICIPATE IN. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT INCLUDING RECOM- MENDATIONS AND FINDINGS BASED ON THIS STUDY TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPO- RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEES ON HEALTH NO LATER THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR AND EACH DECEMBER THIR- TY-FIRST THEREAFTER. 2. FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS POST DONATION, KIDNEY DONORS SHALL EACH BE ENTITLED TO UP TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PAY COPAYMENTS AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED EXPENSES. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed January 1, 2039. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06899-01-3
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