S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
February 14, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring pregnant
patients to be informed about the donation of postnatal tissue and
fluids
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (s) to read as follows:
(S) BY RULE AND REGULATION, REQUIRE THAT ALL PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS
INFORM PREGNANT PATIENTS OF THE FULL RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR DONATION OF
POSTNATAL TISSUE AND FLUIDS NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE COMMENCE-
MENT OF SUCH PATIENTS' THIRD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY OR AT THE FIRST
CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR THE HOSPITAL, WHICHEVER
IS LATER.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to
be made on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14069-02-2