Senate Bill S4805A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the implementation of an electronic death registration system

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S4805 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6407
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4148, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S515

2017-S4805 - Summary

Relates to the implementation of an electronic death registration system.

2017-S4805 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4805 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4805
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 implementation
   of an electronic death registration system
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 4148 of the public health law, as added by chapter
 352 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4148. Electronic death registration system.  1.  The  department  is
 hereby  authorized  and directed to design, FULLY implement and maintain
 an electronic death registration system for collecting, storing, record-
 ing, transmitting, amending, correcting and authenticating  information,
 as  necessary  and  appropriate to complete a death registration, and to
 generate such documents as determined by the department in relation to a
 death occurring in this state. As part of the design and FULL  implemen-
 tation  of  the system established by this section, the department shall
 consult with all persons authorized to use such  system  to  the  extent
 practicable  and feasible. The payment referenced in subdivision five of
 this section shall be collected for each burial or removal permit issued
 [on or after the effective date of this section] PRIOR TO FULL IMPLEMEN-
 TATION, BUT IN NO CIRCUMSTANCE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN  from the REGISTERED FUNERAL FIRM REPRESENTED BY THE
 licensed funeral director or undertaker to whom such permit  is  issued,
 in  the  manner specified by the department and shall be used solely for
 the purpose set forth in subdivision five of  this  section.  Except  as
 specifically  provided  in this section, the existing general duties of,
 and remuneration received by, local registrars in accepting  and  filing
 certificates of death and issuing burial and removal permits pursuant to
 any  statute  or  regulation  shall  be  maintained,  and not altered or
 abridged in any way by this section.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09971-01-7
              

2017-S4805A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6407
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4148, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S515

2017-S4805A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the implementation of an electronic death registration system.

2017-S4805A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4805A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4805--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the implementation
   of an electronic death registration system

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 4148 of the  public  health
 law, as added by chapter 352 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as
 follows:
   1.  The department is hereby authorized and directed to design, imple-
 ment and maintain an electronic death registration system  for  collect-
 ing,  storing, recording, transmitting, amending, correcting and authen-
 ticating information, as necessary and appropriate to complete  a  death
 registration,  and  to  generate  such  documents  as  determined by the
 department in relation to a death occurring in this state.  As  part  of
 the design and implementation of the system established by this section,
 the  department  shall  consult  with all persons authorized to use such
 system to the extent practicable and feasible. The payment referenced in
 subdivision five of this section shall be collected for each  burial  or
 removal permit issued on or after the effective date of this section BUT
 IN  NO  CIRCUMSTANCE  AFTER  APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN from the
 REGISTERED FUNERAL FIRM REPRESENTED BY THE licensed funeral director  or
 undertaker to whom such permit is issued, in the manner specified by the
 department  and shall be used solely for the purpose set forth in subdi-
 vision five of this section. Except as  specifically  provided  in  this
 section,  the  existing general duties of, and remuneration received by,
 local registrars in accepting and filing certificates of death and issu-
 ing burial and removal permits pursuant to  any  statute  or  regulation

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09971-03-7
              

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