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History
- Referred to health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.869
- Referred to health
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 63–0
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- Ordered to third reading cal.1547
- Referred to rules
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Requires health care facilities to respect each patient's religious beliefs with regard to the provision of health care
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Phillip Goldfeder
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5811
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring health care facilities to respect each patient's religious beliefs with regard to the provision of care
Purpose
Ensures patient's are informed of their civil and religious liberties, health care facilities facilitate the exercise of such, and that religious beliefs are respected with regard to withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatments.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends Public Health Law (PHL) § 2803(1)(g) to require the hospital statement of rights and responsibilities to include the right to independent personal decisions pursuant to PHL § 2803-c(3)(a).
Section two amends PHL § 2803-c(3)(a) to provide that facilities shall facilitate and assist patient's in exercising their civil and religious liberties including the right to independent person decisions and knowledge of available choices. This section also provides that every patient's religious beliefs shall be respected with regard to withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatments or discharge from a facility.
Section three provides the effective date.
Justification
This bill amends the nursing home and hospital patient bill of rights to ensure patient's are informed of their civil and religious liberties and to ensure facilities assist and facilitate the exercise of these rights. Further, the bill clarifies that every patient's religious beliefs shall be respected with regard to withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatments or discharge from a facility.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
90 days after it shall become law
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