Assembly Bill A506

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires written notification to parents of infants whose DNA or blood spots are retained

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A506 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2500-k, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9936
2011-2012: A1840
2015-2016: A312
2017-2018: A1220

2013-A506 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires written notification to parents of infant's whose DNA or blood spots are retained.

2013-A506 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   506

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROSENTHAL, MAISEL, MILLMAN, GIBSON, CASTRO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.   of A. BOYLAND,  CRESPO,  FINCH,  GABRYSZAK,
  GLICK,  HOOPER,  McDONOUGH, RAIA, SCHIMEL, WEISENBERG -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to parental notifica-
  tion of newborn DNA storage

  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-k to read as follows:
  S 2500-K. PARENTAL CONSENT FOR NEWBORN DNA STORAGE.    NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, NO TEST,
DNA,  BLOOD SPOT OR OTHER GENETIC INFORMATION SHALL BE RETAINED WITH THE
INFANT'S  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION   FOR   ANY   PERIOD   OF   TIME   OR
DISTRIBUTED/SENT TO ANY LAB FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN WHAT IS NECESSARY
FOR  THE  EVALUATION  OR  INTERPRETATION OF THE TESTING FOR THE REQUIRED
DISEASES AND CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT  FROM  THE  INFANT'S
PARENTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02307-01-3

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