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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1303
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 14, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. SERINO -- 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.
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