Assembly Bill A3424

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of the administration of children's services to obtain an order of consent before allowing experimental drug testing on certain children

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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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2011-A3424 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง617, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1383
2013-2014: A3548
2015-2016: A3905

2011-A3424 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York city commissioner of the administration of children's services to obtain an order of consent from the court before allowing experimental drug testing on children under the care and/or control of the administration of children's services.

2011-A3424 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3424

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, AUBRY, ORTIZ, ROBINSON -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  HEASTIE, J. RIVERA, TOWNS -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to amend the New York city charter, in relation to experimental
  medical testing of children

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

  Section  1.  Section  617  of  the New York city charter is amended by
adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
  D. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO  OBTAIN A COURT ORDER GRANTING THE
COMMISSIONER AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO  EXPERIMENTAL  MEDICAL  TESTING  ON
BEHALF  OF  CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE AND/OR CONTROL OF THE ADMINISTRATION
OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES. THE COURT, IN GRANTING SUCH  ORDER  OF  CONSENT,
SHALL  CONSIDER  WHETHER  THE  EXPERIMENTAL MEDICAL TESTING: (1) POSES A
MINIMAL RISK TO THE CHILD UNDERGOING SUCH TESTING; AND (2) IF THERE IS A
DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE CHILD UNDERGOING SUCH TESTING.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08133-01-1

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