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- Referred to health
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to executing living wills and establishing a health care representative to make health care decisions when a health care agent has not been appointed or living will has not been created
Purpose
The purpose of this legislation is to aid in establishing a health care representative to make health care decisions when a health care agent has not been appointed or living will has not been created.
Summary of provisions
Section Two of the bill amends article heading 29-C of the public health law to create definitions of "end-stage medical condition" "health care representatives" and "living will."
Section Three of the bill outlines the execution and form of the living will.
Sections Four of the bill allows for the appointment of a health care representative and the rights and duties of such representative.
Section Five of the bill allows for the use of the living will in subdivision 1 of section 2984 of the public health law.
Section Six provides for revocation of the living will.
Section Seven insures that living wills are not required or prohibited for health care services.
Section Eight states that nothing in this article creates, expands, diminishes, impairs or supersedes and authority a principal may have under law regarding health care decisions.
Section Nine validates the living wills made in other states,
Section Ten states that residential health care and mental hygiene facilities will provide information to patients about living wills.
Section Eleven allows living will to invalidate living will if agent determines living will was signed in bad faith.
Existing law
Current law provides no provision for living will.
Justification
Living will declarations are intended to ease the burden on loved who in the absence of such a "will" could be faced with making difficult medical decisions for their loved ones Such living wills can be revoked at any time by the principal.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Local fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
This act shall take place on the ninetieth day after is shall become law.
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