Assembly Bill A5615

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Creates a public umbilical cord blood banking program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A5615 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3379
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 43-C §4372, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2702
2011-2012: A2519
2013-2014: A3204, S5436
2015-2016: A3124, S2086
2017-2018: A7338, S3349
2019-2020: A5857, S2566
2023-2024: A5999, S1590

2021-A5615 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a public umbilical cord blood banking program within the department of health to promote public awareness of the potential benefits of public cord banking, to promote research into the uses of cord blood, and to facilitate pre-delivery arrangements for public banking of cord blood donations.

2021-A5615 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5615
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. FITZPATRICK, J. M. GIGLIO, MONTESANO, SALKA --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DeSTEFANO, MANKTELOW -- read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to promotion of
   public umbilical cord blood banking

   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 article
 43-C to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 43-C
                    PUBLIC UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANKING
 SECTION 4372. PUBLIC UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANKING PROGRAM.
 
   § 4372. PUBLIC UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANKING  PROGRAM.  1.  THE  PUBLIC
 UMBILICAL  CORD  BLOOD  BANKING PROGRAM IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE
 DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS  OF  THE  POTENTIAL  BENEFITS  OF
 PUBLIC  UMBILICAL  CORD BLOOD BANKING, TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE USES
 OF UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD, AND TO FACILITATE PRE-DELIVERY ARRANGEMENTS FOR
 PUBLIC BANKING OF UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD DONATIONS.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:
   (A) DEVELOP A PUBLIC EDUCATION  AND  OUTREACH  CAMPAIGN,  VIA  WRITTEN
 MATERIALS,  BROCHURES, THE INTERNET, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO
 PROMOTE PUBLIC UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANKING AWARENESS AND  EDUCATION  OF
 THE  GENERAL  PUBLIC  AND  POTENTIAL  UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD DONORS OF THE
 BENEFITS OF PUBLIC UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANKING;
   (B) DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND BROCHURES WHICH  SHALL  BE  MADE
 AVAILABLE  TO  THE  GENERAL  PUBLIC  AND  POTENTIAL UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD
 DONORS THROUGH LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH; HEALTH  CARE  PRACTITIONERS,
 INCLUDING  OBSTETRICIANS,  GYNECOLOGISTS,  PEDIATRICIANS,  AND MIDWIVES;
 HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITALS;  CLINICS,  WALK-IN  MEDICAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07524-01-1
              

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