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History
- Substituted by A989B
- Amended on third reading (t) 4422b
- Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
- Returned to senate
- Recalled from assembly
- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Advanced to third reading
- Amended 4422a
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.418
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- Referred to finance
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Creates link to health care proxy information on state agency websites
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Linda Rosenthal
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4422B
Title of bill
An act to amend the state technology law, in relation to health care proxy information on state agency websites
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that state agencies which have significant public interactions in the field of public health provide a link on their websites to health care proxy information, except when this may cause financial hardship to the agency or when the agency does not have significant public interactions in the field of public health.
Summary of specific provisions
Section one of the bill adds new section 106-a to the State Technology Law requiring that each State agency, board, bureau, commission or other governmental entity that has a maintains a public website and has significant public interaction in the field of public health, to, in consultation with the Office of Information technology Services and the Department of Health, create a link on its homepage to the health care proxy information that is available on the Department of Health's website. State agencies, boards, bureaus, commissions or other governmental entities that determine that either creating such a lick would be a financial hardship or that it does not have significant public interaction in the field of public health are exempt from this requirement.
Section two of the bill provides that this act shall take effect on January 1, 2014.
Justification
Individuals deserve to have their health care wishes honored, yet a large majority of New York residents do not have a health care proxy for times when they cannot express their health care preferences. As a result, their wishes are often unknown, and they might be given medical treatment that they would not want or not be given treatment that matches their choices. By providing links to health care proxy forms on state government websites, more New Yorkers will have access to and be able to use the proxy forms.
Prior legislative history
2011-2: S.4066 - Referred to Finance
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.
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