Bill Text: NY A04418 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires sperm and ovum storage facilities to inform clients regarding any state or federal laws relating to the inheritance rights of a posthumously conceived child from the utilization of such sperm or ovum.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A04418 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A04418-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4418
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 5, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
certain disclosures by sperm and ovum storage facilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 391-s to read as follows:
3 S 391-S. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT BY SPERM OR OVUM STORAGE FACILITY. ANY
4 MEDICAL FACILITY, OR OTHER FACILITY, ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF THE
5 STORAGE OF SPERM OR OVUM MUST PROVIDE, PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN ANY CONTRAC-
6 TUAL AGREEMENT WITH A CLIENT, A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO SUCH CLIENT
7 WHICH NOTIFIES HIM OR HER OF THE PROVISIONS OF ANY EXISTING STATE OR
8 FEDERAL LAWS INCLUDING ANY STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS RELATING TO THE
9 INHERITANCE RIGHTS OF A CHILD POSTHUMOUSLY CONCEIVED FROM THE UTILIZA-
10 TION OF SPERM OR OVUM STORED WITH SUCH FACILITY.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00079-01-3
