| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Aug 21, 2017 | signed chap.175 |
| Aug 09, 2017 | delivered to governor |
| Jun 05, 2017 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.410 substituted for s2422 |
| Jun 05, 2017 | substituted by a2380 |
| Mar 20, 2017 | advanced to third reading |
| Mar 15, 2017 | 2nd report cal. |
| Mar 13, 2017 | 1st report cal.410 |
| Jan 13, 2017 | referred to health |
senate Bill S2422
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Joseph A. Griffo
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2380 - Signed by Governor
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S2422 (ACTIVE) - Details
S2422 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2422 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the reporting of sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy PURPOSE : To require, when an autopsy is conducted a deceased person who has epilepsy or a history of seizures, a determination on the death certificate of whether the deceased suffered a sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Section 4210 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 which reads: When an autopsy of the body is conducted of a deceased human who has epilepsy or a history of seizures it may include an investigation and determinations as to whether the deceased suffered a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. In the event the deceased did suffer a sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy, such information shall be noted on the death certificate and be reported to the North American SUDEP Registry. Section 2 contains the effective date.
S2422 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2422
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the reporting of
sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 4210 of the public health law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. WHEN AN AUTOPSY OF THE BODY IS CONDUCTED OF A DECEASED HUMAN WHO
HAS EPILEPSY OR A HISTORY OF SEIZURES IT SHALL INCLUDE AN INVESTIGATION
AND DETERMINATIONS AS TO WHETHER THE DECEASED SUFFERED A SUDDEN UNEX-
PECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY. IN THE EVENT THE DECEASED DID SUFFER A SUDDEN,
UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY, SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE NOTED ON THE
DEATH CERTIFICATE AND BE REPORTED TO THE NORTH AMERICAN SUDEP REGISTRY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02063-01-7
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