Senate Bill S9073

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a cause of action for fertility fraud

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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-S9073 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1091
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §52-d, Civ Rts L; amd §6530, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11141
2023-2024: S4269, A2845

2021-S9073 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a cause of action for fertility fraud; allows patients who have undergone assisted reproduction procedures to bring a cause of action if human reproductive material other than that which was consented to by the patient is used in such procedure; allows for compensatory and punitive damages.

2021-S9073 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9073 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9073
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 6, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law and the education law, in  relation
   to establishing a cause of action for fertility fraud
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 52-d to read as follows:
   §  52-D.  PRIVATE  RIGHT OF ACTION FOR FERTILITY FRAUD. 1. ANY PATIENT
 WHO HAS UNDERGONE AN ASSISTED REPRODUCTION PROCEDURE WITH A HEALTH  CARE
 PROVIDER,  THE  SPOUSE  OF  ANY  PATIENT  WHO  HAS UNDERGONE AN ASSISTED
 REPRODUCTION PROCEDURE WITH A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, OR A CHILD OR PERSON
 BORN AS A RESULT OF SUCH ASSISTED REPRODUCTION PROCEDURE  SHALL  HAVE  A
 PRIVATE  RIGHT  OF  ACTION FOR DAMAGES AGAINST SUCH HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
 UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (A) SUCH HEALTH CARE PROVIDER KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY  PERFORMS  AN
 ASSISTED REPRODUCTION PROCEDURE USING THE HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL OF
 THE  HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDER  OR  ANY  OTHER  DONOR WITHOUT THE PATIENT'S
 INFORMED WRITTEN CONSENT TO TREATMENT USING HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE  MATERIAL
 FROM  THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR FROM ANY DONOR OTHER THAN A DONOR FROM
 WHOM THE PATIENT CONSENTED TO IN WRITING; OR
   (B) SUCH HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDER  INTENTIONALLY  PERFORMS  AN  ASSISTED
 REPRODUCTION PROCEDURE AND SUCH HEALTH CARE PROVIDER KNOWS OR REASONABLY
 SHOULD  HAVE  KNOWN  THAT THE HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL WAS USED:  (I)
 WITHOUT THE DONOR'S CONSENT; OR (II) IN A MANNER OR TO AN  EXTENT  OTHER
 THAN THAT TO WHICH THE DONOR CONSENTED.
   2.  ANY  PATIENT WHO HAS UNDERGONE AN ASSISTED REPRODUCTION PROCEDURE,
 THE SPOUSE OF ANY PATIENT WHO HAS  UNDERGONE  AN  ASSISTED  REPRODUCTION
 PROCEDURE,  OR  A  CHILD  OR  PERSON  BORN  AS A RESULT OF SUCH ASSISTED
 REPRODUCTION PROCEDURE SHALL HAVE A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR  DAMAGES
 AGAINST  A  DONOR OR ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE SERVICE PROVIDER UNDER ANY OF
 THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (A) SUCH DONOR OR ASSISTED  REPRODUCTIVE  SERVICE  PROVIDER  KNOWINGLY
 PROVIDES  FALSE  OR  MISLEADING  INFORMATION  ABOUT  THE DONOR'S MEDICAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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