S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6582
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 12, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, MONTESANO, D'URSO, SIMON, GIGLIO, RAIA,
JAFFEE, NORRIS, GOODELL, PALMESANO, BLANKENBUSH -- Multi-Sponsored by
-- M. of A. BARCLAY, HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to eye and tissue donation
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 "Dalton's Law".
§ 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 671 of the county law,
as amended by chapter 491 of the laws of 1987, is amended and a new
paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:
(b) shall make inquiry into all deaths whether natural or unnatural in
his county occurring to an inmate of a correctional facility as defined
by subdivision three of section forty of the correction law, whether or
not the death occurred inside such facility[.];
(C) SHALL DEVELOP A PROTOCOL FOR MAKING REFERRALS OF DEATHS THAT FALL
UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION AND OCCUR OUTSIDE OF A HOSPITAL. THIS PROTOCOL
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO, REQUIRING A CALL BE MADE TO
THE FEDERALLY DESIGNATED ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION. THE FEDERALLY
DESIGNATED ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION WILL THEN MAKE DONOR REGISTRY
VERIFICATION AND A DONOR SUITABILITY DETERMINATION.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02832-01-9