| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 03, 2022 |
committed to rules |
| May 16, 2022 |
advanced to third reading |
| May 11, 2022 |
2nd report cal. |
| May 10, 2022 |
1st report cal.1231 |
| May 04, 2022 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Apr 26, 2022 |
referred to women's issues |
Senate Bill S8879
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 19th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(D) 30th Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
(R) 1st Senate District
2021-S8879 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S8879 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8879
SPONSOR: PERSAUD
TITLE OF BILL:
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
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of the bill is to expand preventative health care to
patients with a personal or family history of ovarian cancer.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill adds a new § 2404-e to the public health law to
ensure patients with a history of ovarian cancer, the right to have
screenings in order to improve their health care in regards to ovarian
cancer.
Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.
2021-S8879 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8879
I N S E N A T E
April 26, 2022
___________
Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues
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.
LBD14504-02-2
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