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NY S07529
Bill
Status
6/15/2016
Primary Sponsor
Kemp Hannon
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AI Summary
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Prohibits life, accident, health, and long-term care insurers from declining coverage, limiting benefits, or increasing premiums based on a person's status as a living organ or tissue donor.
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Bars insurers from requiring individuals to refrain from donating organs or tissue as a condition of receiving or continuing insurance coverage.
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Directs the Department of Health to develop and distribute informational materials about live organ and tissue donation, including benefits, insurance impacts, federal tax deductions, and protections under this act.
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Expands the definition of "serious health condition" under workers' compensation law to include transplantation preparation and recovery from surgery related to organ or tissue donation, enabling family leave protections.
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Enacts the "living donor protection act of 2016"; prohibits discrimination in the provision of life, accident, health and long-term care insurance based on the status of an insured as a living organ or tissue donor; authorizes the provision of family leave to provide care during transplantation preparation and recovery from surgery related to organ or tissue donation; and directs the commissioner of health to develop and distribute informational materials relating to the benefits of being a living organ or tissue donor.
Last Action
referred to insurance
6/15/2016