Assembly Bill A10049

                             
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                                   10049
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2022
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  ensuring  ovarian
   cancer survivors have the right to access screenings for health condi-
   tions
 
   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
 2404-e to read as follows:
   §  2404-E.  OVARIAN  CANCER;  RIGHT  TO  SCREENINGS.  NO PERSON WITH A
 PERSONAL HISTORY OF OVARIAN CANCER SHALL BE DENIED  GENETIC  TESTING  OR
 GENOMIC  TUMOR  PROFILING  FOR INHERITED GERMLINE MUTATIONS AND ACQUIRED
 SOMATIC MUTATIONS, RESPECTIVELY. IN GENERAL, SUCH TESTING SHALL  NOT  BE
 SUBJECT  TO  FREQUENCY  CAPS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) GENETIC MUTATIONS IN BRCA1 AND BRCA2 GENES;
   (B) GENETIC MUTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LYNCH SYNDROME;
   (C) REARRANGEMENT ANALYSIS OF ALL CODING EXONS ASSOCIATED WITH OVARIAN
 CANCER; AND
   (D) ADDITIONAL MUTATIONS IF MEDICALLY NECESSARY  AND  APPROPRIATE,  AS
 DETERMINED BY THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL TREATING THE INDIVIDUAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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