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Senate Bill S4999

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Permits an electronic signature to register consent to make an anatomical gift

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2009-S4999 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4310, Pub Health L; amd §307, St Tech L

2009-S4999 - Summary

Permits an electronic signature to register consent to make an anatomical gift.

2009-S4999 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4999 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4999

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  permitting  an
  electronic signature to make an anatomical gift

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 4310 of the public health law,  as
amended  by  chapter  362  of  the  laws  of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. Such registration of consent to make an anatomical gift can be made
through (a) indication made on the application  or  renewal  form  of  a
license,  (b) indication made on a non-driver identification card appli-
cation or renewal form, (c) enrolling in the registry website maintained
by the department, (d) indication made  on  a  voter  registration  form
pursuant  to  subdivision  five of section 5-210 of the election law, or
(e) through any other method identified by  the  commissioner.  NOTWITH-
STANDING  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  SEVEN  OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW, A
REGISTRATION OF CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT MAY BE MADE USING  AN
ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE  AND  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE THREE OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW. The registration  shall  take
effect upon the department sending written notice of the registration to
the person enrolling in the registry.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11421-01-9

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2009-S4999A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4310, Pub Health L; amd §307, St Tech L

2009-S4999A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits an electronic signature to register consent to make an anatomical gift.

2009-S4999A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4999A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4999--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DUANE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law and the state technology law, in
  relation to permitting an electronic signature to make  an  anatomical
  gift

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 4310 of the public health law,  as
amended  by  chapter  362  of  the  laws  of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. Such registration of consent to make an anatomical gift can be made
through (a) indication made on the application  or  renewal  form  of  a
license,  (b) indication made on a non-driver identification card appli-
cation or renewal form, (c) enrolling in the registry website maintained
by the department, WHICH MAY INCLUDE USING AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE UNDER
REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER AND SUBJECT  TO  ARTICLE  THREE  OF  THE
STATE  TECHNOLOGY  LAW, (d) indication made on a voter registration form
pursuant to subdivision five of section 5-210 of the  election  law,  or
(e) through any other method identified by the commissioner.  The regis-
tration  shall take effect upon the department sending written notice of
the registration to the person enrolling in the  registry.    IN  MAKING
REGULATIONS  ON  USING  AN  ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE  FOR A REGISTRATION OF
CONSENT, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE  OFFICE
OF TECHNOLOGY.
  S  2.  Subdivision  1 of section 307 of the state technology law, such
section as renumbered by chapter 437 of the laws of 2004, is amended  to
read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11421-02-0

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