Senate Bill S7596

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to information and counseling on appropriate treatment options

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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-S7596 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10373
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2997-c, Pub Health L

2011-S7596 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to information and counseling on appropriate treatment options.

2011-S7596 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7596 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7596

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 6, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- 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  information  and
  counseling on appropriate treatment options

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

  Section 1. Section 2997-c of the public health law, as added by  chap-
ter 331 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  S 2997-c. Palliative care patient information. 1. Definitions. As used
in  this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings,
unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
  (a) "Appropriate" means consistent with applicable legal,  health  and
professional  standards; the patient's clinical and other circumstances;
and the patient's reasonably known wishes and beliefs.
  (b) "Attending health care practitioner" means a  physician  or  nurse
practitioner  who  has primary responsibility for the care and treatment
of the patient. Where more than  one  physician  or  nurse  practitioner
share  that  responsibility,  each of them has responsibility under this
section, unless they agree to assign that responsibility to one of them.
  (c) "Palliative care" means health care treatment, including interdis-
ciplinary end-of-life care, and consultation with  patients  and  family
members,  to  prevent  or  relieve pain and suffering and to enhance the
patient's quality of life, including hospice care under article forty of
this chapter.
  (d) "Terminal illness or condition"  means  an  illness  or  condition
which  can  reasonably  be  expected  to  cause death within six months,
whether or not treatment is provided.
  2. If a patient is diagnosed with a terminal illness or condition, the
patient's attending health care practitioner shall offer to provide  the
patient with:
  (A)  information  and counseling regarding palliative care and end-of-
life options appropriate to the patient, including but not  limited  to:
the  range  of  options appropriate to the patient; the prognosis, risks

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15960-01-2
              

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