S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8441
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
December 29, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating a live
kidney donor follow-up study; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof
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
4311 to read as follows:
§ 4311. NEW YORK LIVING KIDNEY DONOR FOLLOW-UP STUDY. 1. THE DEPART-
MENT SHALL CONTRACT WITH A QUALIFIED RESEARCH TEAM TO CONDUCT A PROSPEC-
TIVE STUDY OF LIVING KIDNEY DONOR HEALTH. SUCH STUDY SHALL FOLLOW PEOPLE
WHO DONATE A KIDNEY IN NEW YORK BETWEEN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
TWENTY-FOUR AND DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT FOR TEN
YEARS WHOSE TRANSPLANT SURGERY TAKES PLACE. ALL DONORS WHO AGREE TO
PROVIDE THEIR FOLLOW-UP DATA FOR USE IN SUCH STUDY WILL RECEIVE A
STIPEND OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH YEAR OF FOLLOW-UP THEY FULLY
PARTICIPATE IN. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT INCLUDING RECOM-
MENDATIONS AND FINDINGS BASED ON THIS STUDY TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPO-
RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE CHAIRS
OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEES ON HEALTH NO LATER THAN
DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR AND EACH DECEMBER THIR-
TY-FIRST THEREAFTER.
2. FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS POST DONATION, KIDNEY DONORS SHALL EACH BE
ENTITLED TO UP TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PAY COPAYMENTS AND OTHER
HEALTH-RELATED EXPENSES.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed January 1, 2039.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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