assembly Bill A674

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to life-sustaining treatment standards

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Jan 06, 2016 referred to health
Apr 28, 2015 reported referred to codes
Jan 07, 2015 referred to health

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A674 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง2980, 2981 & 2982, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9566
2017-2018: A4055
2019-2020: A730
2021-2022: A2634
2023-2024: A1448

A674 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to life-sustaining treatment standards.

A674 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   674

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to the artificial
  nutrition and hydration decision standard

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 4 of section 2980 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 752 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  4. "Health care" means any treatment, service or procedure to diagnose
or treat an individual's physical or mental condition.  PROVIDING NUTRI-
TION OR HYDRATION ORALLY, WITHOUT RELIANCE ON MEDICAL TREATMENT, IS  NOT
HEALTH CARE UNDER THIS ARTICLE AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. The fourth undesignated paragraph of paragraph (d) of subdivision
5  of  section 2981 of the public health law, as added by chapter 752 of
the laws of 1990, is amend to read as follows:
  NOTE: Although not necessary, and neither encouraged nor  discouraged,
you  may  wish  to  state instructions or wishes, and limit your agent's
authority. [Unless your agent knows your wishes about artificial  nutri-
tion  and  hydration, your agent will not have authority to decide about
artificial nutrition and hydration.] FOR EXAMPLE,  YOU  MAY  STATE  YOUR
WISHES  REGARDING  WITHHOLDING  OR WITHDRAWING LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT
(INCLUDING HYDRATION AND NUTRITION PROVIDED BY MEANS OF  MEDICAL  TREAT-
MENT)   TO  GUIDE  YOUR  AGENT'S  DECISIONS.  If  you  choose  to  state
instructions, wishes, or limits, please do so below:
  ______________________________________________________________________
  ______________________________________________________________________
  ______________________________________________________________________
  S 3. Subdivision 2 of section  2982  of  the  public  health  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  230  of  the  laws  of 2004, is amended to read as
follows:

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