NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6035A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 02, 2018	print number 6035a
May 02, 2018	amend and recommit to health
Jan 03, 2018	referred to health
May 10, 2017	referred to health

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2017-S6035 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8870
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §4141, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S1668, A4915

2017-S6035 - Summary

Relates to death certificates for persons whose death is caused by an opioid overdose.

2017-S6035 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6035

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the public health law, in relation
to death certificates for persons whose death is caused by an opioid
overdose

 PURPOSE :

Requires that when a person dies from an opioid overdose the death
certificate must include the specific opioid that caused the death.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one amends the public health law to require that a death
certificate include the specific opioid (if ascertainable) that caused
the death of the individual.

 JUSTIFICATION :

According to a 2014 analysis done by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), there were over 28,000 opioid overdose deaths in
the U.S, including from prescription painkillers and heroin. This
represents a one-year increase of 14%. The same report also analyzed
the percentage of death certificates that listed the specific drugs
involved in an opioid overdose. New York State ranked 13th in the
nation falling behind neighboring states such as Connecticut,

Massachusetts, and Vermont.

Under current law, if a person dies of an opioid overdose the death
certificate must state that the opioid overdose was the cause of
death. However, there is no requirement that the death certificate
include the specific opioid that caused the death. This has led to a
lack of information about which types of opioids are the most deadly.

Requiring death certificates to include the specific type of opioid
that caused the death of the individual will give health officials a
better understanding of the types of opioids, such as Fentanyl, that
are causing the most fatal opioid overdoses. By recording this
information on death certificates, more data will be available to
better track which opioids are causing the most deaths.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Minimal

 EFFECTIVE DATE  :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S6035 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6035
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- 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 death certificates
   for persons whose death is caused by an opioid overdose
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision  4 of section 4141 of the
 public health law, as amended by chapter 153 of the  laws  of  2011,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (d)  Where  a  death is caused by an opioid overdose, such information
 shall be indicated ON THE CERTIFICATE, including, IF ASCERTAINABLE,  THE
 SPECIFIC  OPIOID  THAT  CAUSED THE DEATH OF THE DECEDENT, ALONG WITH any
 OTHER related information as the commissioner may require.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11570-01-7

co-Sponsors

2017-S6035A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8870
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §4141, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S1668, A4915

2017-S6035A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to death certificates for persons whose death is caused by an opioid overdose.

2017-S6035A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6035A

SPONSOR: BROOKS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
death certificates for persons whose death is caused by an opioid over-
dose

 
PURPOSE:

Requires that when a person dies from an opioid overdose the death
certificate must include the specific opioid that caused the death.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the public health law to require that a death certif-
icate include the specific opioid, if known to the person completing the
death certificate, which caused the death of the individual.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to a 2014 analysis done by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), there were over 28,000 opioid overdose deaths in the
U.S, including from prescription painkillers and heroin. This represents
a one-year increase of 14%. The same report also analyzed the percentage
of death certificates that listed the specific drugs involved in an
opioid overdose. New York State ranked 13th in the nation falling behind
neighboring states such as Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont.

Under current law, if a person dies of an opioid overdose the death
certificate must state that the opioid overdose was the cause of death.
However, there is no requirement that the death certificate include the
specific opioid that caused the death. This has led to a lack of infor-
mation about which types of opioids are the most deadly.

Requiring death certificates to include the specific type of opioid that
caused the death of the individual will give health officials a better
understanding of the types of opioids, such as Fentanyl, that are caus-
ing the most fatal opioid overdoses. By recording this information on
death certificates, more data will be available to better track which
opioids are causing the most deaths.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S6035A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6035--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BROOKS, ADDABBO, BAILEY -- 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, in relation to death certificates
   for persons whose death is caused by an opioid overdose
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision  4  of  section  4141  of  the
 public  health  law,  as  amended by chapter 153 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (d) Where a death is caused by an opioid  overdose,  such  information
 shall be indicated ON THE CERTIFICATE, including, IF KNOWN TO THE PERSON
 COMPLETING  THE  DEATH  CERTIFICATE, THE SPECIFIC OPIOID THAT CAUSED THE
 DEATH OF THE DECEDENT, ALONG WITH any OTHER related information  as  the
 commissioner may require.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11570-03-8

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John E. Brooks

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

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co-Sponsors

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Jamaal T. Bailey

2017-S6035 - Details

2017-S6035 - Summary

2017-S6035 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6035 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Jamaal T. Bailey

2017-S6035A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S6035A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S6035A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6035A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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