Senate Bill S1594

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York state living donor support act"

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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-S1594 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A146
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 43-B Art Head, §207, desig Art 43-B §§4360 - 4369 to be Title 1, add Art 43-B Title 1 Head, Title 2 §§4370 - 4372, Pub Health L; amd §612, Tax L; add §365-o, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2498, A5475
2019-2020: S1339, A1129

2021-S1594 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York state living donor support act" to provide state reimbursement to living organ donors, who are state residents, for medical and associated expenses incurred as a result of the organ donation, when the organ donation is made to another resident of the state; requires the provision of information on transplantation to patients with severe kidney disease.

2021-S1594 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1594 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1594
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BENJAMIN, GALLIVAN, SERINO -- read twice and
   ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
   Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  the  tax  law  and  the  social
   services law, in relation to support of living organ donation

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "New York state living donor support act".
   §  2. The article heading of article 43-B of the public health law, as
 added by chapter 589 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
          ORGAN[, TISSUE AND BODY PARTS] PROCUREMENT AND [STORAGE]
                               DONOR SUPPORT
   § 3. Sections 4360 through 4369 of article 43-B of the  public  health
 law  are designated title 1, and a new title heading is added to read as
 follows:
            ORGAN, TISSUE AND BODY PARTS PROCUREMENT AND STORAGE
   § 4. Article 43-B of the public health law is amended by adding a  new
 title 2 to read as follows:
                                   TITLE 2
                           LIVING ORGAN DONATION
 
 SECTION 4370. DEFINITIONS.
         4371. REIMBURSEMENT OF LIVING DONOR EXPENSES.
         4372. TRANSPLANT  EDUCATION  OF  PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE OR
                 END STAGE RENAL FAILURE.
   § 4370. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL
 HAVE  THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES OTHER-
 WISE:
   1. "LIVING DONATION" MEANS THE GIFT BY AN INDIVIDUAL OF  AN  ORGAN  OF
 THAT  INDIVIDUAL'S  BODY  TO  BE  TRANSPLANTED INTO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL'S
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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