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- Referred to health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1732
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 6081a
- Amend and recommit to finance
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to health
- Referred to rules
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Establishes a health care proxy registry within the department of health
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing within the department of health a health care proxy registry
Purpose
To establish a central location for maintaining and providing attending physicians, health care providers and health care proxy principals access to voluntarily submitted health care proxies.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 adds a new definition to section 2980 of the Public Health Law to define "health care proxy registry" or "registry" for purposes of Article 29-C of the Public Health Law.
Section 2 amends section 2984 of the Public Health Law to establish an obligation for certain individuals and entities to access the health care proxy registry.
Section 3 establishes the Health Care Proxy Registry within the Department of Health.
Section 4 authorizes the Department of Health to promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
Section 5 is the effective date.
Existing law
Article 29-C of the Public Health Law establishes statutory authority for health care proxies, but does not establish a central location for accessing health care proxies duly perfected pursuant to the terms of Article 29-C.
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 unnecessary litigation and family strife. Therefore, it is important for the state of New York to establish a registry for health care proxies. The Department of Health currently provides individuals with health care proxy forms and instructions for duly perfecting such proxies. It makes sense to take one further step to require the department to accept and maintain health care proxies within the department, as well as to provide copies of such proxies to attending physicians and health care providers.
Legislative history
2009-2010: S.6739
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be completed on or before such effective date.
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