senate Bill S7529

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "living donor protection act of 2016"

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 15, 2016 referred to insurance
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jun 08, 2016 ordered to third reading cal.1585
Jun 07, 2016 reported and committed to rules
May 24, 2016 reported and committed to finance
May 06, 2016 referred to health

Votes

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Jun 8, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

S7529
23
0
committee
23
Aye
0
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Jun 7, 2016 - Finance committee Vote

S7529
36
0
committee
36
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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May 24, 2016 - Health committee Vote

S7529
16
0
committee
16
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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S7529 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10379
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4365, Pub Health L; amd §§1117, 4224 & 4313, Ins L; amd §201, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S2496, A297

S7529 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "living donor protection act of 2016"; prohibits discrimination in the provision of life, accident, health and long-term care insurance based on the status of an insured as a living organ or tissue donor; authorizes the provision of family leave to provide care during transplantation preparation and recovery from surgery related to organ or tissue donation; and directs the commissioner of health to develop and distribute informational materials relating to the benefits of being a living organ or tissue donor.

S7529 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7529 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7529

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. HANNON, FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, the insurance law and  the  work-
  ers'  compensation  law,  in  relation  to  enacting the "living donor
  protection act of 2016"

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "living donor protection act of 2016".
  S 2. Section 4365 of the public health law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8.  THE  COMMISSIONER, IN COOPERATION AND CONSULTATION WITH THE TRANS-
PLANT COUNCIL AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, SHALL DEVELOP  AND  DISTRIB-
UTE,  IN PRINTED FORM AND ON THE DEPARTMENT'S INTERNET WEBSITE, INFORMA-
TIONAL MATERIALS RELATING TO THE LIVE DONATION  OF  ORGANS  AND  TISSUE,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (A) THE BENEFITS OF LIVE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION;
  (B)  THE  IMPACT  OF  THE  DONATION OF ORGANS OR TISSUE ON THE DONORS'
ACCESS TO INSURANCE AND ASSISTANCE;
  (C) THE REDUCTION IN FEDERAL ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME, FOR STATE PERSONAL
INCOME TAX PURPOSES, GRANTED TO LIVING ORGAN AND TISSUE DONORS; AND
  (D) THE PROTECTIONS AND BENEFITS GRANTED PURSUANT TO THE LIVING  DONOR
PROTECTION ACT OF TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN.
  S  3.  Section  1117  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
subsection (h) to read as follows:
  (H) (1) NO ENTITY OFFERING OR PROVIDING BENEFITS FOR  LONG  TERM  CARE
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL:
  (A)  DECLINE  TO PROVIDE OR LIMIT SUCH BENEFITS DUE TO THE STATUS OF A
COVERED PERSON AS A LIVING ORGAN OR TISSUE DONOR;
  (B) PRECLUDE A COVERED PERSON FROM DONATING ALL OR PART OF AN ORGAN OR
TISSUE AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING OR CONTINUING TO RECEIVE  SUCH  BENE-
FITS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15120-03-6

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