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NY S01594
Bill
Status
12/29/2022
Primary Sponsor
Gustavo Rivera
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Living Donor Support Program within the Department of Health to reimburse living organ donors who are New York residents for expenses incurred due to organ donation when the recipient is also a state resident.
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Eligible reimbursable expenses include lost wages, sick or vacation days (up to 4 weeks, maximum 8 weeks for special circumstances), travel and lodging, child care and elder care costs, and medication and care costs associated with donation surgery.
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Limits reimbursement to $14,000 per donor and caps lost wage reimbursement at $125,000 annual income, with the program serving as payer of last resort after third-party payers and federal assistance.
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Requires nephrologists and primary care practitioners to provide transplant education materials to patients with chronic kidney disease stage 4 or end stage renal disease if they are transplant candidates.
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Amends the tax law to exclude living donors who receive benefits under this program from claiming a $10,000 tax deduction for organ donation; effective April 1 following enactment.
Legislative Description
Enacts the "New York state living donor support act" to provide state reimbursement to living organ donors, who are state residents, for medical and associated expenses incurred as a result of the organ donation, when the organ donation is made to another resident of the state; requires the provision of information on transplantation to patients with severe kidney disease.
Last Action
APPROVAL MEMO.84
12/29/2022