Assembly Bill A2221

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to prenatal trisomy diagnosis awareness

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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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2023-A2221 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2533, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8284
2019-2020: A3942
2021-2022: A2627

2023-A2221 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prenatal trisomy diagnosis awareness; requires certain information to be provided to pregnant women following trisomy testing.

2023-A2221 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2221
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  prenatal  trisomy
   diagnosis awareness
 
   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
 2533 to read as follows:
   §  2533. PRENATAL TRISOMY DIAGNOSIS AWARENESS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "HEALTH CARE  PRACTITIONER"  MEANS  A  MEDICAL  PROFESSIONAL  THAT
 PROVIDES PRENATAL OR POSTNATAL CARE AND ADMINISTERS OR REQUESTS ADMINIS-
 TRATION  OF  A  DIAGNOSTIC  OR  SCREENING  TEST TO A PREGNANT WOMAN THAT
 DETECTS FOR TRISOMY CONDITIONS; AND
   (B) "TRISOMY CONDITIONS" MEANS TRISOMY 13, OTHERWISE  KNOWN  AS  PATAU
 SYNDROME;  TRISOMY  18, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS EDWARDS SYNDROME; AND TRISOMY
 21, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS DOWN SYNDROME.
   2. A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER WHO ORDERS PRENATAL TESTS FOR A PREGNANT
 WOMAN TO SCREEN FOR  TRISOMY  CONDITIONS  SHALL  PROVIDE  THE  FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION  TO THE PREGNANT WOMAN IF THE TEST REVEALS A POSITIVE RESULT
 FOR ANY OF THE TRISOMY CONDITIONS:
   (A) UP-TO-DATE AND EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRISOMY CONDI-
 TIONS THAT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY MEDICAL  EXPERTS  AND  NATIONAL  TRISOMY
 ORGANIZATIONS.  THE  INFORMATION  MUST  BE  PROVIDED  IN A WRITTEN OR AN
 ALTERNATIVE FORMAT AND MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
   I. EXPECTED PHYSICAL,  DEVELOPMENTAL,  EDUCATIONAL,  AND  PSYCHOSOCIAL
 OUTCOMES;
   II. LIFE EXPECTANCY;
   III. THE CLINICAL COURSE DESCRIPTION;
   IV. EXPECTED INTELLECTUAL AND FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06584-01-3
 A. 2221                             2
              

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