NY State Senate Bill S7208

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May 16, 2018	referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate
May 14, 2018	ordered to third reading cal.1153 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 03, 2018	referred to health

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S7208 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9830
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3121, Pub Health L

S7208 - Summary

Establishes that the council on human blood and transfusion services shall review all current medical research and guidance regarding the donation of blood by patients with a history of Lyme or tick-borne illnesses.

S7208 - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S7208

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to donation of
blood by patients with a history of Lyme or tick-borne illnesses

 PURPOSE :

Relates to review of blood donations of patients with certain
illnesses

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Amends section 3121 of the public health law to add a new
subdivision 6 to require the council on human blood and transfusion
services in the Department of Health to review current medical
research and guidance related to the donation of blood by patients
with a history of Lyme and tick-borne diseases and issue
recommendations to the Commissioner related to the collection and
distribution of such blood.

Section 2: Establishes the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

In August 2017, the New York State Senate Task Force on Lyme and
Tick-Borne Diseases, in conjunction with the Standing Committee on
Health, conducted a public hearing to examine the impacts of Lyme and
tick-borne illnesses in the state. While New York's history with these
illnesses has been extensive, recent cases have highlighted their
tragic consequences. At the hearing, public health officials,
practitioners, and patients, spoke to the need for continued research,
public awareness, and medical guidance in the identification,
treatment, and prevention of Lyme and tick-borne illnesses.

Included in these discussions, has been concerns expressed over blood
donations and transfusions of blood that has Lyme or tick-borne
illnesses present. Recent information has shown that these concerns
are not unfounded. In 2012, the New York State Council on Human Blood
and Transfusion Services issued a report on considerations related to
babesiosis, human ehrlichiosis, and human anaplasmosis infections and
blood transfusions. The report noted that transmission of Babesia from
blood or blood components was occurring with "increasing frequency,"
and at that time, there were four cases of transmission of human
anaplasmosis in other areas of the country. The same year, the New
England Journal of Medicine noted that babesiosis was the pathogen
most often spread by blood transfusions. Nationally, it has been
estimated that the number of cases of transfusion-transmitted
babesiosis have almost quadrupled from the period of 1995-1999 and
2005-2009.

In light of the high rates of infection in New York of Lyme and other
tick-borne illnesses, as well as this state's unique status as the
epicenter of this public health crisis, the implications these
infections have on donated blood is ever-more significant. The FDA, as
well as the American Red Cross, have begun research to examine these
concerns, along with medical researchers and academic institutions.
This legislation will require the Council to reexamine the issues
surrounding blood donations and Lyme and tick-borne related illnesses,
and issue recommendations to the Commissioner based on current medical
knowledge. As information continues to emerge, it is important that
the threats of Lyme and tick-borne diseases be reanalyzed in light of
new medical information and research.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

No cost.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7208 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7208

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 3, 2018
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to donation of  blood
  by patients with a history of Lyme or tick-borne illnesses

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

  Section 1. Section 3121 of the public health law is amended by  adding
a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6. (A) THE COUNCIL SHALL REVIEW ALL CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND GUID-
ANCE  REGARDING THE DONATION OF BLOOD BY PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF LYME
OR TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (I) HUMAN ANAPLASMOSIS;
  (II) BABESIOSIS;
  (III) HUMAN EHRLICHIOSIS;
  (IV) ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER;
  (V) POWASSAN VIRUS;
  (VI) SOUTHERN TICK-ASSOCIATED RASH ILLNESS; AND
  (VII) OTHER RELATED ILLNESSES AND CO-INFECTIONS.
  (B) (I) THE COUNCIL SHALL, WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ISSUE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSIONER REGARDING
THE COLLECTION, TESTING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD DONATIONS  WITH  LYME
AND  TICK-BORNE  ILLNESSES  PRESENT  OR  REPORTED  IN A PATIENT HISTORY,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (1) CONSIDERATIONS OF THE CURRENT STATE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH; AND
  (2) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEMPORARY  OR  PERMANENT  MORATORIUMS  ON  THE
COLLECTION OF BLOOD WITH LYME AND TICK-BORNE RELATED ILLNESSES PRESENT.
  (II)  UPON  IMMEDIATE RECEIPT OF SUCH RECOMMENDATION, THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF SUCH TO THE SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  AND  THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13988-03-7

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May 16, 2018 - floor Vote

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May 14, 2018 - Rules committee Vote

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S7208 - Details

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S7208 - Sponsor Memo

S7208 - Bill Text download pdf

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