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Assembly Bill A3440

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to screening blood donations for babesia microti

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2019-A3440 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3121-a, Pub Health L

2019-A3440 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of health to establish a one year screening program for all blood donations to screen such donations for the presence of babesia microti and to make a report and recommendations based upon the results of such program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2019-A3440 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3440
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  screening  blood
   donations  for  babesia  microti; and providing for the repeal of such
   provisions upon the expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 3121-a to read as follows:
   § 3121-A. TEMPORARY SCREENING OF BLOOD DONATIONS FOR BABESIA  MICROTI.
 1. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A ONE
 YEAR  SCREENING PROGRAM FOR ALL BLOOD DONATIONS TO SCREEN SUCH DONATIONS
 FOR THE PRESENCE OF BABESIA MICROTI. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH
 THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WHEN DESIGNING SUCH PROGRAM.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE CONCLUSION OF THE
 BABESIA MICROTI SCREENING PROGRAM, REPORT THE FINDINGS  AND  CONCLUSIONS
 OF  SUCH  PROGRAM  TO  THE  GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE COUNCIL ON HUMAN BLOOD  AND  TRANSFUSION
 SERVICES. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHETHER ALL BLOOD
 DONATIONS SHOULD BE SCREENED FOR BABESIA MICROTI ON A PERMANENT BASIS.
   §  2.  The  temporary screening of blood donations for babesia microti
 required by section one of this act shall be established and all donated
 blood shall be  screened  for  babesia  microti  commencing  within  one
 hundred eighty days from the date this act shall have become a law.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed two years after such date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06692-01-9

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