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Assembly Bill A6966

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates the anatomical gift act; repealer

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2009-A6966 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4488
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 43-A, rpld & add Art 43 §§4300 - 4320, amd §§4201, 4221, 4222 & 4364, Pub Health L; amd §§502 & 504, V & T L

2009-A6966 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the anatomical gift act; repeals current provisions; enacts procedures for making anatomical gifts; widens the class of individuals authorized to make a gift after the donor's death

2009-A6966 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6966

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GOTTFRIED, HOYT, CONTE, BRODSKY -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. DIAZ -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to creating the
  anatomical gift act; to amend the public health law  and  the  vehicle
  and  traffic  law,  in relation to making certain technical amendments
  thereto; and to repeal articles 43 and 43-A of the public  health  law
  relating to anatomical gifts

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Anatomical
Gift Act".
  S 2. Articles 43 and 43-A of the public health law are REPEALED and  a
new article 43 is added to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 43
                            ANATOMICAL GIFTS
SECTION 4300. DEFINITIONS.
        4301. APPLICATION.
        4302. PERSONS  WHO  MAY  MAKE  AN ANATOMICAL GIFT BEFORE DONOR'S
                DEATH.
        4303. MANNER OF MAKING AN ANATOMICAL GIFT BEFORE DONOR'S DEATH.
        4304. AMENDING OR REVOKING AN  ANATOMICAL  GIFT  BEFORE  DONOR'S
                DEATH.
        4305. PRECLUSIVE EFFECT OF ANATOMICAL GIFT, AMENDMENT OR REVOCA-
                TION.
        4306. PERSONS  WHO  MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OF A DECEDENT'S BODY
                OR PART.
        4307. MANNER OF MAKING, AMENDING OR REVOKING AN ANATOMICAL  GIFT
                OF A DECEDENT'S BODY OR PART.
        4308. PERSONS  WHO MAY RECEIVE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT; PURPOSE OF AN
                ANATOMICAL GIFT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00378-02-9
              

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