Assembly Bill A973

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring space for donate life registration in the initial process setting up an online member service portal with an insurer

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2023-A973 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S839
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4310 & 4408, Pub Health L; amd §§3216, 3221 & 4306, Ins L; amd §5, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.8805 & A.10186)

2023-A973 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires space for donate life registration in the initial process setting up an online member service portal with an insurer.

2023-A973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    973
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation
   to requiring space for donate life registration in the initial process
   of setting up an online member service portal with an insurer; and  to
   amend a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the public health law and
   the  insurance  law relating to requiring space for donate life regis-
   tration on certain insurance forms, as proposed in  legislative  bills
   numbers S. 8805 and A. 10186, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  5  of  section  4310  of  the
 public  health law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending
 the public health law and the insurance law relating to requiring  space
 for  donate life registration on certain insurance forms, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 8805 and A. 10186, is amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a)  Such  organ,  eye  and  tissue registration of consent to make an
 anatomical gift can be made through: (i) indication made on the applica-
 tion or renewal form of a driver's license, (ii) indication  made  on  a
 non-driver  identification card application or renewal form, (iii) indi-
 cation made on a voter registration form pursuant to subdivision five of
 section 5-210 of the election law, (iv) indication made on the  applica-
 tion  for, or manual renewal application by an account holder of, health
 care coverage offered through the [state  health  benefit  exchange]  NY
 STATE  OF  HEALTH,  THE OFFICIAL HEALTH PLAN MARKETPLACE, (v) enrollment
 through the donate life registry website, (vi) paper enrollment  submit-
 ted  to  the donate life registry, (vii) indication made on the applica-
 tion or renewal form of a hunting, fishing or  trapping  license  issued
 pursuant to title seven of article eleven of the environmental conserva-
 tion  law,  (viii)  indication  made on transactions administered by the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04032-01-3
              

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