New York S 3851: Relates to designating human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles

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S03851 Summary:

BILL NOS03851 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07955

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSRHELMING

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3121, Pub Health L

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Establishes that the council on human blood and transfusion services shall review all current medical research and guidance regarding the donation of blood by patients with a history of Lyme or tick-borne illnesses.

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BILL NOS03851 

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

06/09/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1617

06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/10/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3851

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, HELMING -- 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 donation of blood
 by patients with a history of Lyme or tick-borne illnesses

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 3121 of the public health law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. (a) The council shall review all current medical research and guid-
 4 ance regarding the donation of blood by patients with a history of Lyme
 5 or tick-borne illnesses, including but not limited to:
 6 (i) human anaplasmosis;
 7 (ii) babesiosis;
 8 (iii) human ehrlichiosis;
 9 (iv) Rocky Mountain spotted fever;
 10 (v) Powassan virus;
 11 (vi) Southern tick-associated rash illness; and
 12 (vii) other related illnesses and co-infections.
 13 (b) (i) The council shall, within ninety days after the effective date
 14 of this subdivision, issue recommendations to the commissioner regarding
 15 the collection, testing, and distribution of blood donations with Lyme
 16 and tick-borne illnesses present or reported in a patient history,
 17 including but not limited to:
 18 (1) considerations of the current state of medical research; and
 19 (2) recommendations for temporary or permanent moratoriums on the
 20 collection of blood with Lyme and tick-borne related illnesses present.
 21 (ii) Upon immediate receipt of such recommendation, the commissioner
 22 shall provide a copy of such to the speaker of the assembly and the
 23 temporary president of the senate.
 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08119-01-5

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