Senate Bill S5313

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes persons 16 years of age or older to make an anatomical gift

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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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2015-S5313 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4990
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4301 & 4310, Pub Health L; amd §§490 & 502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8860
2013-2014: A9203

2015-S5313 - Summary

Authorizes persons 16 years of age or older to make an anatomical gift.

2015-S5313 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5313 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5313

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 13, 2015
                               ___________

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 and the vehicle and  traffic  law,
  in relation to authorizing persons 16 years of age or older to make an
  anatomical gift

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 4301 of the public health law,  as
amended  by  chapter  348  of  the  laws  of 2009, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. (A) Any individual of sound mind and eighteen years of age or  more
may give all or any part of his or her body for any purpose specified in
section forty-three hundred two of this article, the gift to take effect
upon  death.  In any case where the donor has properly executed an organ
donor card, driver's license authorization to make an  anatomical  gift,
pursuant  to  paragraph  (a)  of subdivision one of section five hundred
four of the vehicle and traffic law, registered in the  New  York  state
organ and tissue donor registry under section forty-three hundred ten of
this  article, or has otherwise given written authorization for organ or
tissue donation, authorization for donation shall not be rescinded by an
objection by a member of any of the classes specified in paragraphs  (a)
through  (h)  of  subdivision two of this section, except upon a showing
that the donor revoked the authorization.
  (B) ANY PERSON WHO IS SIXTEEN OR SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND  OF  SOUND
MIND  MAY GIVE ALL OR ANY PART OF HIS OR HER BODY FOR ANY PURPOSE SPECI-
FIED IN SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  GIFT  TO
TAKE  EFFECT  UPON  DEATH.  IN  ANY  CASE  WHERE  THE DONOR HAS PROPERLY
EXECUTED AN ORGAN DONOR CARD, DRIVER'S LICENSE AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE  AN
ANATOMICAL GIFT, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
FIVE HUNDRED FOUR OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, OR HAS OTHERWISE GIVEN
WRITTEN  AUTHORIZATION FOR ORGAN OR TISSUE DONATION, NOTICE OF SUCH GIFT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10496-04-5
              

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2015-S5313A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4990
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4301 & 4310, Pub Health L; amd §§490 & 502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8860
2013-2014: A9203

2015-S5313A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes persons 16 years of age or older to make an anatomical gift.

2015-S5313A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5313A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5313--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. HANNON, FLANAGAN, LATIMER -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Health
  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law and the vehicle and traffic law,
  in relation to authorizing persons 16 years of age or older to make an
  anatomical gift

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 4301 of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 348 of the laws  of  2009,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  (A) Any individual of sound mind and eighteen years of age or more
may give all or any part of his or her body for any purpose specified in
section forty-three hundred two of this article, the gift to take effect
upon death. In any case where the donor has properly executed  an  organ
donor  card,  driver's license authorization to make an anatomical gift,
pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision one  of  section  five  hundred
four  of  the  vehicle and traffic law, registered in the New York state
organ and tissue donor registry under section forty-three hundred ten of
this article, or has otherwise given written authorization for organ  or
tissue donation, authorization for donation shall not be rescinded by an
objection  by a member of any of the classes specified in paragraphs (a)
through (h) of subdivision two of this section, except  upon  a  showing
that the donor revoked the authorization.
  (B)  ANY  PERSON WHO IS SIXTEEN OR SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND OF SOUND
MIND MAY GIVE ALL OR ANY PART OF HIS OR HER BODY FOR ANY PURPOSE  SPECI-
FIED  IN  SECTION  FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, THE GIFT TO
TAKE EFFECT UPON DEATH.  IN  ANY  CASE  WHERE  THE  DONOR  HAS  PROPERLY
EXECUTED  AN ORGAN DONOR CARD, DRIVER'S LICENSE AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE AN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10496-05-6
              

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