Senate Bill S2225

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes technical correction to provisions designating surrogate decision-making committees as guardians of mentally retarded persons

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2225 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2003
Law Section:
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §1750-b, SCPA

2009-S2225 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes technical correction to provisions designating surrogate decision-making committees as guardians of mentally retarded persons when making health care decisions.

2009-S2225 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2225 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2225

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HUNTLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in  relation  to  a
  surrogate  decision-making  committee  acting  as  the  guardian  of a
  mentally retarded person

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The closing paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of
section 1750-b of the surrogate's court procedure act, as added by chap-
ter 262 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  In the case of a person for whom no guardian has been appointed pursu-
ant to this article or for whom there  is  no  qualified  family  member
available  to  make  such  a  decision,  a  "guardian"  shall also mean,
notwithstanding the definitions in section 80.03 of the  mental  hygiene
law,  a surrogate [court] decision-making committee, as defined in arti-
cle eighty of the mental hygiene law. All declarations  and  procedures,
including  expedited  procedures,  to  comply with this section shall be
established by regulations promulgated by the commission on  quality  of
care and advocacy for persons with disabilities.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06067-01-9

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