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Assembly Bill A5719

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the release of certain identification information of the adoptee's birth parents and biological siblings to the adoption medical sub-registry for purpose of medical emergency

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2009-A5719 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4138-c, Pub Health L

2009-A5719 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the release of certain identification information of the adoptee's birth parents and biological siblings to the adoption medical sub-registry for purpose of medical emergency.

2009-A5719 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5719

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 19, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  authorizing  the
  release of certain identification information of the adoptee's biolog-
  ical siblings to the adoption medical sub-registry

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (f) of subdivision 6-a of section 4138-c
of the public health law, as added by chapter 612 of the laws  of  1996,
are amended to read as follows:
  (c)  A  birth parent may provide the adoption medical information sub-
registry with certified medical information, WHICH FOR THE SOLE  PURPOSE
OF  A  MEDICAL EMERGENCY OF THE ADOPTEE MAY INCLUDE SPECIFIC IDENTIFICA-
TION INFORMATION OF THE BIRTH PARENTS AND  BIOLOGICAL  SIBLINGS  OF  THE
ADOPTEE INCLUDING THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS OF SUCH PERSONS. A BIOLOG-
ICAL  SIBLING  MAY ALSO PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION TO THE MEDICAL INFORMA-
TION SUB-REGISTRY.   Such certified  medical  information  must  include
other information sufficient to locate the adoptee's birth record.
  (f)  The  department  shall  not  solicit  or request the provision of
medical information from a birth parent or the registration by an  adop-
tee  or  parent of an adoptee, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY
OF THE ADOPTEE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09376-01-9

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