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Assembly Bill A6289A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires certain disclosures by sperm and ovum storage facilities

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2015-A6289 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7985
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3458
2011-2012: A3045
2013-2014: A4418
2017-2018: A423, S5697
2019-2020: A23
2021-2022: A200

2015-A6289 - Summary

Requires sperm and ovum storage facilities to inform clients regarding any state or federal laws relating to the inheritance rights of a posthumously conceived child from the utilization of such sperm or ovum; requires such facilities to update clients regarding any changes to the laws for ten years after the initial execution of any contracts.

2015-A6289 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6289

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
  certain disclosures by sperm and ovum storage facilities

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
391-t to read as follows:
  S 391-T. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT BY SPERM OR OVUM STORAGE  FACILITY.  ANY
MEDICAL  FACILITY,  OR  OTHER  FACILITY,  ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF THE
STORAGE OF SPERM OR OVUM MUST PROVIDE, PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN ANY CONTRAC-
TUAL AGREEMENT WITH A CLIENT, A  DISCLOSURE  STATEMENT  TO  SUCH  CLIENT
WHICH  NOTIFIES  HIM  OR  HER OF THE PROVISIONS OF ANY EXISTING STATE OR
FEDERAL LAWS INCLUDING ANY  STATUTES  OF  LIMITATIONS  RELATING  TO  THE
INHERITANCE  RIGHTS  OF A CHILD POSTHUMOUSLY CONCEIVED FROM THE UTILIZA-
TION OF SPERM OR OVUM STORED WITH SUCH FACILITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03757-01-5

2015-A6289A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7985
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3458
2011-2012: A3045
2013-2014: A4418
2017-2018: A423, S5697
2019-2020: A23
2021-2022: A200

2015-A6289A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires sperm and ovum storage facilities to inform clients regarding any state or federal laws relating to the inheritance rights of a posthumously conceived child from the utilization of such sperm or ovum; requires such facilities to update clients regarding any changes to the laws for ten years after the initial execution of any contracts.

2015-A6289A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6289--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the Committee  on
  Consumer  Affairs  and  Protection in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
  sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to requiring
  certain disclosures by sperm and ovum storage facilities

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
391-u to read as follows:
  S  391-U.  DISCLOSURE STATEMENT BY SPERM OR OVUM STORAGE FACILITY. (A)
ANY MEDICAL FACILITY, OR OTHER FACILITY, ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF  THE
STORAGE  OF  SPERM  OR  OVUM  SHALL  PROVIDE,  PRIOR  TO ENGAGING IN ANY
CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH A CLIENT,  A  DISCLOSURE  STATEMENT  TO  SUCH
CLIENT WHICH NOTIFIES HIM OR HER OF THE PROVISIONS OF ANY EXISTING STATE
OR  FEDERAL  LAWS ON THE STORAGE OF SPERM OR OVUM INCLUDING ANY STATUTES
OF LIMITATIONS RELATING TO THE INHERITANCE RIGHTS OF A CHILD POSTHUMOUS-
LY CONCEIVED FROM THE UTILIZATION OF SPERM  OR  OVUM  STORED  WITH  SUCH
FACILITY.   SUCH FACILITY SHALL KEEP THE ADDRESS AND/OR EMAIL ADDRESS OF
SUCH CLIENT FOR TEN YEARS AND SHALL  ONLY  USE  SUCH  ADDRESS  OR  EMAIL
ADDRESS  TO SEND NOTIFICATION TO SUCH CLIENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (B)
OF THIS SECTION.
  (B) IN ADDITION TO THE DISCLOSURE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A)
OF THIS SECTION, SHOULD ANY STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS DISCLOSED PURSUANT  TO
SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF  THIS  SECTION  CHANGE,  SUCH FACILITY SHALL SEND A
NOTIFICATION TO THE CLIENT OF THE CHANGE.  SUCH  NOTIFICATION  SHALL  BE
SENT  THROUGH  THE  POSTAL  SERVICE  OR  THROUGH  ELECTRONIC MAIL TO THE
ADDRESS OR EMAIL ADDRESS GIVEN BY THE  CLIENT  TO  SUCH  FACILITY.  SUCH
NOTIFICATION SHALL CONTINUE FOR TEN YEARS AFTER THE INITIAL EXECUTION OF
ANY CONTRACT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03757-02-6

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