Senate Bill S6314

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of health to issue a death certificate to any applicant upon the request of a sibling of the deceased

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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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2011-S6314 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9107
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4174, Pub Health L

2011-S6314 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to issue a death certificate to any applicant upon the request of a sibling of the deceased.

2011-S6314 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6314 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 6314                                                  A. 9107

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2012
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and  referred
  to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
  commissioner of health to issue a death certificate to  any  applicant
  upon the request of a sibling of the deceased

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  1  of  section  4174  of  the
public  health  law,  as  amended by chapter 396 of the laws of 1989, is
amended to read as follows:
  (a) upon request, issue to any applicant either a certified copy or  a
certified  transcript  of  the  record of any death registered under the
provisions of this chapter (1) when a documented medical need  has  been
demonstrated,  (2)  when a documented need to establish a legal right or
claim has been demonstrated, (3) when needed for medical  or  scientific
research  approved  by the commissioner, (4) when needed for statistical
or epidemiological purposes  approved  by  the  commissioner,  (5)  upon
specific request by municipal, state or federal agencies for statistical
or official purposes, (6) upon specific request of the spouse, children,
SIBLINGS or parents of the deceased or the lawful representative of such
persons,  or (7) pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdic-
tion on a showing of necessity; except no certified  copy  or  certified
transcript  of a death record shall be subject to disclosure under arti-
cle six of the public officers law;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13905-01-2


              

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