assembly Bill A5475

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York state living donor support act"

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to ways and means
Mar 01, 2017 reported referred to ways and means
Feb 09, 2017 referred to health

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A5475 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2498
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 43-B Art Head, §207, desig §§4360 - 4368 to be Title 1, add Title 1 Head, Art 43-B Title 2 §§4369 - 4371, Pub Health L; amd §612, Tax L; add §365-o, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1129, S1339
2021-2022: A146, S1594

A5475 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York state living donor support act" to provide state reimbursement to living organ donors, who are state residents, for medical and associated expenses incurred as a result of the organ donation, when the organ donation is made to another resident of the state; requires the provision of information on transplantation to patients with severe kidney disease.

A5475 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  5475

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED, ORTIZ, SEPULVEDA, LENTOL, KEARNS,
  SIMON, SKOUFIS, MORINELLO, LUPINACCI, TITONE, CAHILL, GIGLIO,  JAFFEE,
  COLTON, THIELE, ENGLEBRIGHT, MOSLEY, COOK, GUNTHER, McDONOUGH, CRESPO,
  RAIA, DINOWITZ, PEOPLES-STOKES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HEVE-
  SI, SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law, the tax law and the social
  services law, in relation to support of living organ donation

  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 "New York state living donor support act".
  § 2. The article heading of article 43-B of the public health law,  as
added by chapter 589 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
         ORGAN[, TISSUE AND BODY PARTS] PROCUREMENT AND [STORAGE]
                              DONOR SUPPORT
  §  3.  Sections 4360 through 4368 of article 43-B of the public health
law are designated title 1, and a new title heading is added to read  as
follows:
           ORGAN, TISSUE AND BODY PARTS PROCUREMENT AND STORAGE
  §  4. Article 43-B of the public health law is amended by adding a new
title 2 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 2
                          LIVING ORGAN DONATION

SECTION 4369. DEFINITIONS.
        4370. REIMBURSEMENT OF LIVING DONOR EXPENSES.
        4371. TRANSPLANT EDUCATION OF PATIENTS WITH  KIDNEY  DISEASE  OR
                END STAGE RENAL FAILURE.
  §  4369. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES  OTHER-
WISE:

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