S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3545
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2025
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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-SIX AND DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTY 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 RECOMMENDATIONS AND
FINDINGS BASED ON THIS STUDY TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY 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-SIX AND EACH DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST THEREAFT-
ER.
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deemed repealed January 1, 2041.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06689-01-5
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