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Assembly Bill A2316

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of a registry system for medical orders for life-sustaining treatment (MOLST)

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2017-A2316 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S966
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2994-dd, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10644, S7883

2017-A2316 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the establishment of a registry system for medical orders for life-sustaining treatment (MOLST) and provides for use of such forms as an alternative to a nonhospital order not to resuscitate.

2017-A2316 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2316
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  establishment
   of  a registry system for medical orders for life-sustaining treatment
   (MOLST)
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  2994-dd  of  the public health law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. MEDICAL ORDERS FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT (MOLST) MEANS  MEDICAL
 ORDERS  TO  PROVIDE, WITHHOLD OR WITHDRAW LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT. THE
 MOLST FORM IS THE ALTERNATIVE FORM AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER  UNDER
 SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION. THE MOLST FORM AND GUIDANCE AND CHECK-
 LISTS  FOR  USING THE MOLST FORM FOR ANY PATIENT IN ANY SETTING SHALL BE
 POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   § 2. Section 2994-dd of the public health law  is  amended  by  adding
 four new subdivisions 8, 9, 10 and 11 to read as follows:
   8.  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  SYSTEM.  (A) THE DEPARTMENT OR THE DEPARTMENT'S
 DESIGNEE SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING, MAINTAINING,
 AND  TRANSMITTING  MOLST  FORMS AUTHORIZED UNDER SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS
 SECTION, TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW YORK STATE EMOLST REGISTRY.
   (B) THE REGISTRY SHALL BE DESIGNED  TO  ACCEPT  PHYSICIAN  ORDER  FORM
 DOH-5003  MOLST  AND THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF DOH-5003 MOLST ("EMOLST")
 COMPLETED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN.
   (C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT SUCH PROTOCOLS AS ARE
 REASONABLY  NECESSARY  TO  ENSURE  THAT  INFORMATION   TRANSMITTED   AND
 CONTAINED  IN  THE  REGISTRY  IS MAINTAINED IN A SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL
 MANNER AND IS ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY USERS DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT  AND
 AVAILABLE  IN  AN EMERGENCY. SUCH PROTOCOLS SHALL INCLUDE A MECHANISM TO
 MONITOR AND RECORD ACCESS TO THE REGISTRY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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