Assembly Bill A1220

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2017-A1220 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2500-l, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9936
2011-2012: A1840
2013-2014: A506
2015-2016: A312

2017-A1220 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A1220 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1220
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRES-
   PO, FINCH, GLICK, HOOPER, PERRY, RAIA -- 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-l to read as follows:
   §  2500-L.  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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04943-01-7

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