| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2025 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S3989
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
Actions
2025-S3989 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S3989 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3989
SPONSOR: PARKER
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hepati-
tis C virus testing of newborns
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: The public health law is amended by adding a new section
2500-m.
Section 2: This act shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
As more available treatments for Hepatitis C become available it is
important to screen at the earliest age possible. Over 70 of those
living with Hepatitis C are unaware that they are infected because HCV
is often asymptomatic. The new testing mandates will allow mothers and
their children access to early detection of the Hepatitis C virus. By
2025-S3989 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3989
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 31, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hepati-
tis C virus testing of newborns
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
2500-n to read as follows:
§ 2500-N. HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV); TESTING OF NEWBORNS. 1. IN ORDER TO
IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF NEWBORNS, AND TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE
AND TREATMENT FOR NEWBORNS INFECTED WITH OR EXPOSED TO HEPATITIS C VIRUS
(HCV) AND THEIR BIRTH PARENT, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A COMPRE-
HENSIVE PROGRAM FOR THE TESTING OF NEWBORNS FOR THE PRESENCE OF HEPATI-
TIS C VIRUS (HCV) AND/OR THE PRESENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO SUCH VIRUS.
2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE IMPLE-
MENTATION OF THE PROGRAM REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
SECTION, INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF TESTING, COUNSELING, TRACKING,
DISCLOSURE OF TEST RESULTS PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED
EIGHTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, FOLLOW-UP REVIEWS, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIV-
ITIES RELATING TO SUCH TESTING.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04982-01-5
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