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Jan 03, 2018 | referred to health |
Feb 01, 2017 | referred to health |
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Richard Gottfried
Harry B. Bronson
A4055 (ACTIVE) - Details
A4055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4055 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 1, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, BRONSON -- 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. § 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 amended 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: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ § 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. LBD05485-01-7