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Assembly Bill A8444

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires medical certificate portion of death certificates to include a determination of whether the deceased suffered a sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy

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2013-A8444 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6232
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง4141 & 4210, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A2359, S1789

2013-A8444 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires medical certificate portion of death certificates to include a determination of whether the deceased suffered a sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy.

2013-A8444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8444

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to sudden, unexpected
  death in epilepsy

  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) THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE SHALL INCLUDE A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETH-
ER  THE  DECEASED  SUFFERED  A  SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  S 2. Section 4210 of the public health law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  EVERY  AUTOPSY  OF  THE  BODY OF A DECEASED HUMAN SHALL INCLUDE AN
INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINATIONS AS TO WHETHER THE DECEASED  SUFFERED  A
SUDDEN,  UNEXPECTED  DEATH  IN  EPILEPSY,  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS
ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER. IN THE EVENT THE DECEASED DID SUFFER  A
SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY, SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE REPORTED
TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its  effective  date  is
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
A                                                          LBD11377-01-3

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