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Assembly Bill A1840

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires written notification to parents of infants whose DNA or blood spots are retained

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2011-A1840 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2500-k, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9936
2013-2014: A506
2015-2016: A312
2017-2018: A1220

2011-A1840 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires written notification to parents of infant's whose DNA or blood spots are retained.

2011-A1840 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1840

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SPANO, MAISEL, MILLMAN, GIBSON, CASTRO
  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CRESPO, FINCH, GABRYSZAK,
  GLICK, HOOPER, McDONOUGH, MOLINARO, RAIA,  REILLY,  SAYWARD,  SCHIMEL,
  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to parental notifica-
  tion of newborn DNA storage

  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
2500-k to read as follows:
  S  2500-K.  PARENTAL CONSENT FOR NEWBORN DNA STORAGE.  NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, NO TEST,
DNA, BLOOD SPOT OR OTHER GENETIC INFORMATION SHALL BE RETAINED WITH  THE
INFANT'S   IDENTIFYING   INFORMATION   FOR   ANY   PERIOD   OF  TIME  OR
DISTRIBUTED/SENT TO ANY LAB FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN WHAT IS NECESSARY
FOR THE EVALUATION OR INTERPRETATION OF THE  TESTING  FOR  THE  REQUIRED
DISEASES  AND  CONDITIONS  WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE INFANT'S
PARENTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01771-01-1

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