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Assembly Bill A5552

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of the administration of children's services to obtain an order of consent before allowing experimental drug testing on certain children

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2021-A5552 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3174
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Amd §617, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6481
2017-2018: S4095
2019-2020: A8573, S1969
2023-2024: A3884, S4070
2025-2026: A5566

2021-A5552 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York city commissioner of the administration of children's services to obtain an order of consent from the court before allowing experimental drug testing on children under the care and/or control of the administration of children's services.

2021-A5552 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5552
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DARLING -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation  to  experimental
   medical testing of children
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 617 of the New York  city  charter  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
   D.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, EXCEPT IN  EMER-
 GENCY OR LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS, GRANTING THE COMMISSIONER AUTHORI-
 TY  TO  CONSENT  TO  EXPERIMENTAL  MEDICAL TESTING ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN
 UNDER THE CARE  AND/OR  CONTROL  OF  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  CHILDREN'S
 SERVICES.  THE  COURT, IN GRANTING SUCH ORDER OF CONSENT, SHALL CONSIDER
 WHETHER THE EXPERIMENTAL MEDICAL TESTING: (1) POSES A  MINIMAL  RISK  TO
 THE  CHILD UNDERGOING SUCH TESTING; AND (2) IF THERE IS A DIRECT BENEFIT
 TO THE CHILD UNDERGOING SUCH TESTING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04263-01-1

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