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Jan 30, 2017 |
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Assembly Bill A3932
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Aileen Gunther
Sandy Galef
Kenneth Zebrowski
Michael Benedetto
multi-Sponsors
Michael Blake
Jo Anne Simon
2017-A3932 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 29-CCCC §§2994-aaa - 2994-hhh, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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A6889
2017-A3932 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the Right to Try Act; allows patients with terminal illnesses who meet certain requirements including having informed consent to request to use investigational drugs, biological products or devices; establishes that manufacturers are not obligated to provide such drugs or products; establishes that insurance companies are not required to provide coverage
2017-A3932 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3932 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, GUNTHER, GALEF, ZEBROWSKI, BENEDETTO, ARROYO, COLTON, M. G. MILLER, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the "right to try act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "right to try act". § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 29-CCCCC to read as follows: ARTICLE 29-CCCCC RIGHT TO TRY ACT SECTION 2994-AAA. DEFINITIONS. 2994-BBB. MANUFACTURERS' OBLIGATIONS. 2994-CCC. COVERAGE. 2994-DDD. LIABILITY FOR PATIENT DEBT. 2994-EEE. ACTIONS AGAINST LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION. 2994-FFF. IMMUNITY. 2994-GGG. ACCESS TO TREATMENT. 2994-HHH. CAUSE OF ACTION. § 2994-AAA. DEFINITIONS. THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND TERMS WITHIN THIS ARTICLE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE. 1. "TERMINAL ILLNESS", FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE ONLY, MEANS A PROGRESSIVE DISEASE OR MEDICAL OR SURGICAL CONDITION THAT ENTAILS SIGNIFICANT FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT, THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED BY A TREATING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TO BE REVERSIBLE EVEN WITH ADMINISTRATION OF CURRENT UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVED AND AVAIL- ABLE TREATMENTS AND THAT, WITHOUT LIFE-SUSTAINING PROCEDURES, WILL SOON RESULT IN DEATH. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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