Senate Bill S4622

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes records of bodies of deceased persons to be kept by an electronic log

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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-S4622 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4212, Pub Health L

2011-S4622 - Summary

Authorizes records of bodies of deceased persons to be kept by electronic means.

2011-S4622 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4622 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4622

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 13, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. MARCELLINO -- (at request of the NYC Office of Chief
  Medical Examiner) -- 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 records of bodies
  of deceased persons

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 4212 of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 180 of the laws  of  2004,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the person having lawful possession,
charge, custody or control of bodies of  deceased  persons,  to  keep  a
record  in  a bound book OR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS of any and all bodies of
deceased persons thereafter coming into his or her  possession,  charge,
custody  or  control and of the disposition made of said bodies, showing
(a) the name of the deceased person, if known, (b) the  dates  of  death
and  burial  or  other  lawful  disposition, if known, (c) the names and
places of residence of relatives of the deceased person, if  known,  (d)
the  name  of the person who claimed the body of the deceased person for
interment or other lawful disposition, (e) the name of  the  university,
college, school or institute to whom the body of the deceased person was
delivered  or  released,  and  (f) the opposition of the deceased to the
dissection or autopsy of his or her body as indicated by an  identifica-
tion card carried upon his or her person. This record book OR ELECTRONIC
RECORD  shall  be  open  to the inspection of the officers and agents of
universities, colleges, schools or institutes entitled to receive bodies
of deceased persons.
  S2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10521-01-1

2011-S4622A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4212, Pub Health L

2011-S4622A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes records of bodies of deceased persons to be kept by electronic means.

2011-S4622A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4622A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4622--A
    Cal. No. 522

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 13, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. MARCELLINO -- (at request of the NYC Office of Chief
  Medical Examiner) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed
  to  be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favorably from
  said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
  reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  the
  order of third reading

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to records of bodies
  of deceased persons

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 4212 of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 180 of the laws  of  2004,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the person having lawful possession,
charge, custody or control of bodies of  deceased  persons,  to  keep  a
record  in  a  bound  book OR AN ELECTRONIC LOG of any and all bodies of
deceased persons thereafter coming into his or her  possession,  charge,
custody  or  control and of the disposition made of said bodies, showing
(a) the name of the deceased person, if known, (b) the  dates  of  death
and  burial  or  other  lawful  disposition, if known, (c) the names and
places of residence of relatives of the deceased person, if  known,  (d)
the  name  of the person who claimed the body of the deceased person for
interment or other lawful disposition, (e) the name of  the  university,
college, school or institute to whom the body of the deceased person was
delivered  or  released,  and  (f) the opposition of the deceased to the
dissection or autopsy of his or her body as indicated by an  identifica-
tion card carried upon his or her person. This record book OR ELECTRONIC
LOG  shall  be  open  to  the  inspection  of the officers and agents of
universities, colleges, schools or institutes entitled to receive bodies
of deceased persons.  ANY ELECTRONIC LOG KEPT PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION SHALL PRESERVE A RECORD OF ANY ADDITION, DELETION OR CHANGE MADE IN
SUCH LOG.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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