NY State Senate Bill S3209

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 24, 2021	advanced to third reading
Feb 23, 2021	2nd report cal.
Feb 22, 2021	1st report cal.382
Jan 28, 2021	referred to women's issues

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S3209 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A182
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A9300
2013-2014: A5246
2015-2016: A3392
2017-2018: A6183
2019-2020: S4947, A4143

S3209 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires healthcare and wellness education and outreach on the donation of postnatal tissue and fluids.

S3209 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S3209

SPONSOR: SALAZAR
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to healthcare and
wellness education and outreach programs on the donation of postnatal
tissue and fluids

 
PURPOSE:

To encourage and establish awareness for the options for donation of
postnatal tissue and fluids.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Amends Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law, by adding
a new paragraph (p) which would allow the department to conduct educa-
tion and outreach programs that relate to donation of postnatal tissue
and fluids.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Postnatal tissue and fluids include the placenta, umbilical cord, and
amniotic fluid. These tissue and fluids can be used to benefit and heal
patients with a variety of medical needs. Umbilical cord blood, the
blood that remains in a newborn's umbilical cord after birth, is a rich
source of undifferentiated biological cells. Cord blood cells, which
generally do not require a perfect match, have already been used in
treating over 20,000 patients for a wide range of diseases, including
types of leukemia, sickle-cell anemia, immunodeficiency, marrow failure
and genetic diseases that call for transplants. It is also being clin-
ically tested for treatments of other disorders including Type 1
Diabetes and Cerebral Palsy as well as studies to reverse hearing loss
in infants and toddlers, utilizing undifferentiated biological cells
from cord blood to repair damaged inner ears.

Tissue grafts derived from birth tissue help native tissue restoration
and remodeling, and provide a protective and physical barrier when
applied to wounds. These tissue grafts are used to treat wounds such as
diabetic foot ulcers and burn injuries.  Unfortunately, these lifesaving
resources are normally discarded after birth. The State has an interest
in ensuring that valuable information about the donation of postnatal
tissue and fluid is made available to the public through education and
outreach programs. This bill would allow the department of health to
conduct such education and outreach programs.

Social Justice Impact: This legislation would allow for additional path-
ways to treatment of a number of diseases, including: leukemia, sickle-
cell anemia, immunodeficiency, marrow failure and genetic diseases that
call for transplants. Public education and outreach surrounding postna-
tal tissue and fluids would encourage public knowledge of the medical
potential for them, similarly to having the option to donate blood or
donating one's organs after passing.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

SENATE

S.4947 of 2019

04/02/19            REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
04/29/19            REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
01/08/20            REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
02/12/20            ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
12/28/20            COMMITTED TO RULES

ASSEMBLY

S.4143 of 2019


2/01/19             referred to health
05/14/19            reported referred to ways and means
01/08/20            referred to ways and means

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect 120 days after it shall have become law.

S3209 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3209
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- 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  healthcare  and
   wellness  education and outreach programs on the donation of postnatal
   tissue and fluids

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 207 of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (p) to read as follows:
   (P) POSTNATAL DONATION OF TISSUE AND FLUIDS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately the  addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02744-01-1

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Feb 22, 2021 - Women's Issues committee Vote

Women's Issues Committee Vote: Feb 22, 2021

S3209 (ACTIVE) - Details

S3209 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S3209 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3209 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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