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Assembly Bill A9915

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to source plasma donation centers

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2019-A9915 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7811
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §571, add §575-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A228, S2119

2019-A9915 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to source plasma donation centers.

2019-A9915 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9915
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  source  plasma
   donation centers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 571 of the public health law is amended  by  adding
 two new subdivisions 2-a and 2-b to read as follows:
   2-A.  "SOURCE  PLASMA  DONATION  CENTER" MEANS A FACILITY WHERE SOURCE
 PLASMA IS COLLECTED BY PLASMAPHERESIS. "SOURCE PLASMA" MEANS  THE  FLUID
 PORTION  OF  HUMAN  BLOOD  COLLECTED  BY  PLASMAPHERESIS AND INTENDED AS
 SOURCE MATERIAL FOR PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPIES.  "SOURCE  PLASMA  DONATION
 CENTER"  SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE  SINGLE  DONOR PLASMA PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR
 INTRAVENOUS USE.
   2-B. "PLASMAPHERESIS" MEANS A PROCEDURE  IN  WHICH,  DURING  A  SINGLE
 VISIT  TO  THE FACILITY, BLOOD IS REMOVED FROM AN INDIVIDUAL, THE SOURCE
 PLASMA SEPARATED FROM THE FORMED ELEMENTS, AND AT LEAST  THE  RED  BLOOD
 CELLS ARE RETURNED TO THE DONOR.
   § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 575-a to
 read as follows:
   §  575-A.  SOURCE PLASMA DONATION CENTERS. 1. A SOURCE PLASMA DONATION
 CENTER MAY COLLECT SOURCE PLASMA THROUGH PLASMAPHERESIS, AND MAY  EMPLOY
 A PERSON TO PERFORM TOTAL PROTEIN TESTS USING DIGITAL REFRACTOMETERS, IF
 THE  SOURCE  PLASMA  DONATION CENTER AND SUCH PERSON COMPLY WITH ALL THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE COLLECTION  OF
 SOURCE  PLASMA,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO, LAWS GOVERNING STAFF
 SUPERVISION, TRAINING, AND DUTIES, INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMING
 TOTAL PROTEIN TESTS USING DIGITAL  REFRACTOMETERS  IN  A  SOURCE  PLASMA
 DONATION CENTER.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY MAKE REASONABLE ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS GOVERN-
 ING SOURCE PLASMA DONATION CENTERS, INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRA-
 TION  AS  A  SOURCE  PLASMA  DONATION CENTER AND PAYMENT OF A REASONABLE
 REGISTRATION FEE. RULES AND  REGULATIONS  APPLICABLE  TO  SOURCE  PLASMA
 DONATION CENTERS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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