Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 07, 2010 |
signed chap.161 |
Jun 25, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
May 11, 2010 |
returned to assembly passed senate |
May 04, 2010 |
3rd reading cal.438 substituted for s4999a |
Apr 26, 2010 |
referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
Apr 22, 2010 |
advanced to third reading cal.818 |
Apr 20, 2010 |
reported |
Apr 13, 2010 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A10664
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOTTFRIED
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Richard Brodsky
Sam Hoyt
James Conte
Linda Rosenthal
multi-Sponsors
Jonathan Bing
Joan Millman
2009-A10664 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4999
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4310, Pub Health L; amd §307, St Tech L
2009-A10664 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10664 TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: This bill would permit individuals who wish to make an anatom- ical gift the ability to register their consent through electronic signature. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 4310 of tile public health law to permit anatomical gifts to be made through electronic signature. Section 2: Makes conforming amendment to section 307 of the state tech- nology law to permit anatomical gifts to be made through electronic signature. Section 3: Provides for immediate effective date. EXISTING LAW: Existing law does not permit anatomical gifts to be made through electronic signature. JUSTIFICATION: This bill would ease the process for organ donation and thereby increase the numbers of New Yorkers who will make anatomical gifts. Increasing anatomical gifts is a vital public health goal for
2009-A10664 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10664 I N A S S E M B L Y April 13, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, BRODSKY, HOYT, CONTE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health 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: 1. To any document providing for the disposition of an individual's person or property upon death or incompetence, or appointing a fiduciary of an individual's person or property, including, without limitation, wills, trusts, decisions consenting to orders not to resuscitate, powers of attorney and health care proxies, with the exception of: (A) contrac- tual beneficiary designations; AND (B) THE REGISTRATION OF MAKING AN ANATOMICAL GIFT UNDER SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW UNDER REGULATIONS UNDER THAT SECTION. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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