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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distribution of health care proxy information
Purpose
To establish a mechanism for the motor vehicle department to send health care proxies and information in motor vehicle department mailings to New York State residents regarding license and registration renewals and for residents who first register vehicles.
Summary of provisions
The Vehicle and Traffic Law is amended to require the Department of Motor Vehicles to include health care proxy forms and instructions developed by the Department of Health to residents in mailings on drivers' licenses and periodically in mailings on registrations.
Justification
Recent events related to end of life decisions have raised the consciousness of New Yorkers regarding such matters. The need for individuals to make their wishes concerning their health care known under circumstances where such individual is incapable of making their own end of life decisions is paramount to avoiding unecessary litigation and family strife" People want to and should have their health care wishes honored. Yet a large majority of New York residents do not have a health care proxy. As a result, their health care wishes are usually unknown and people are given medical treatment that they would not want or not given treatment that they would want.
Therefore, it is important for the state of New York to establish a variety of ways to provide individuals with health care proxy forms and instructions for duly perfecting such proxies to increase the number of people who complete this important document. It makes sense to have the Department of Motor Vehicles, which periodically sends mailings to many residents of the state, to include a health care proxy form and instructions. This is consistent with what the Department does now when it provides a place on driver's licenses for organ donations.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
Nominal.
Local fiscal implications
Nominal.
Effective date
Immediately.
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