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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Feb 28, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S3623
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- 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
2011-S3623 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง4141 & 4143, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S712
2013-2014: S2730
2011-S3623 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3623 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to contents to be contained in a certificate of death PURPOSE: Provides that where death is caused by injuries relating to terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001 the certificate of death shall indicate such information. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 4141 of the public health law, is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) and Section 2. Subdivision 3 of section 4143 of the public health law as amended by chapter 545 of the laws of 1965, is amended. JUSTIFICATION: Presently anyone who did not perish within the first few days of the 911 terrorist attacks will have their documents of death classified as "Natural". It is imperative to all victims of this tragedy
2011-S3623 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3623 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 28, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- 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 contents to be contained in a certificate of death THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 4141 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows: (E) WHERE A DEATH IS CAUSED BY INJURIES RELATED TO THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE, SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE INDICATED, INCLUDING ANY RELATED INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE. S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 4143 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 545 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as follows: 3. The coroner or medical examiner whose duty it is to investigate the death and to execute the certificate of death, shall state in such certificate the name of the disease causing death, or if from external causes, the means of death; whether probably accidental, suicidal or homicidal; OR WHERE A DEATH IS CAUSED BY INJURIES RELATING TO THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE, SUCH INFORMA- TION SHALL BE INDICATED, and shall, in any case, furnish such informa- tion as may be required by the commissioner in order to classify the death. S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07532-01-1
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