Bill Text: NY S02060 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the promotion of public umbilical cord blood banking.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-15 - referred to health [S02060 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S02060-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        2060--A
           Cal. No. 571
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 21, 2015
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       Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, MURPHY -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed,  and  when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Health --
         reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
         on Finance -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
         and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading, amended and ordered
         reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
       AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  promotion  of
         public umbilical cord blood banking
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  article
    2  43-C to read as follows:
    3                                ARTICLE 43-C
    4                     PUBLIC UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANKING
    5  SECTION 4371. PUBLIC UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANKING PROGRAM.
    6    S  4371.  PUBLIC  UMBILICAL  CORD BLOOD BANKING PROGRAM. 1. THE PUBLIC
    7  UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANKING PROGRAM IS HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  WITHIN  THE
    8  DEPARTMENT  TO  PROMOTE  PUBLIC  AWARENESS  OF THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF
    9  PUBLIC UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANKING TO FACILITATE PRE-DELIVERY  ARRANGE-
   10  MENTS FOR PUBLIC BANKING OF UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD DONATIONS.
   11    2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:
   12    A.  DEVELOP A PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN VIA WRITTEN MATE-
   13  RIALS AND BROCHURES TO  PROMOTE  PUBLIC  UMBILICAL  CORD  BLOOD  BANKING
   14  AWARENESS  AND  EDUCATION  OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND POTENTIAL UMBILICAL
   15  CORD BLOOD DONORS OF THE BENEFITS OF PUBLIC UMBILICAL CORD  BLOOD  BANK-
   16  ING; AND
   17    B.  DEVELOP  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  AND BROCHURES WHICH SHALL BE MADE
   18  AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL  PUBLIC  AND  POTENTIAL  UMBILICAL  CORD  BLOOD
   19  DONORS  THROUGH  LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS,
   20  INCLUDING OBSTETRICIANS,  GYNECOLOGISTS,  PEDIATRICIANS,  AND  MIDWIVES;
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07460-03-5
       S. 2060--A                          2
    1  HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITALS; CLINICS AND WALK-IN MEDICAL
    2  CENTERS; AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING PREGNANT WOMEN.
    3    3.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ACCEPT AND EXPEND ANY GRANTS, AWARDS, OR
    4  OTHER FUNDS OR APPROPRIATIONS AS MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE  PURPOSES
    5  OF  THIS  ARTICLE, SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS AS TO THE APPROVAL OF EXPENDI-
    6  TURES AND AUDIT AS PRESCRIBED FOR STATE FUNDS BY THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    8  it shall have become a law; provided  that  effective  immediately,  the
    9  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
   10  for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
   11  and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.