New York A 7955: Relates to review of blood donations of patients with certain illnesses

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A07955 Summary:

BILL NOA07955 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03851

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SPONSORBarrett

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COSPNSR

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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 NOA07955 

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04/16/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7955

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee 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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