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Assembly Bill A4673

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to advising pregnant women of their option to donate umbilical cord blood

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2009-A4673 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3125, Pub Health L

2009-A4673 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that health care practitioners shall advise pregnant woman of their option to donate umbilical cord blood.

2009-A4673 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4673

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to advising pregnant
  women of their option to donate umbilical cord blood

  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
3125 to read as follows:
  S 3125. REQUIREMENT TO ADVISE  OF  OPTION  TO  DONATE  UMBILICAL  CORD
BLOOD.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD" MEANS THE
BLOOD THAT REMAINS IN THE UMBILICAL CORD AND PLACENTA AFTER THE BIRTH OF
A CHILD.
  2. ALL HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS, WHO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES  TO
A  PREGNANT  WOMAN,  DURING  THE  LAST TRIMESTER OF HER PREGNANCY, WHICH
SERVICES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PREGNANCY, SHALL  ADVISE  HER  THAT
SHE HAS AN OPTION TO DONATE UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD, FOLLOWING THE BIRTH OF
HER CHILD.
  3.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL IMPOSE AN OBLIGATION TO ADVISE A
PREGNANT WOMAN OF HER OPTION TO  DONATE  UMBILICAL  CORD  BLOOD  UPON  A
HEALTH  CARE  PRACTITIONER  IF  THE  GIVING OF SUCH INFORMATION WOULD BE
CONTRARY TO THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER'S BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07647-01-9

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