Assembly Bill A730A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to changing the default standard on statutory health proxy forms regarding life-sustaining treatment standards

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-A730 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2980, 2981 & 2982, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A730

2019-A730 - Summary

Relates to life-sustaining treatment standards.

2019-A730 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    730
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. 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

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2019-A730A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2980, 2981 & 2982, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A730

2019-A730A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to life-sustaining treatment standards.

2019-A730A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  730--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, BRONSON -- read once and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on  Health -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to the artificial
   hydration and nutrition 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,  INCLUDING
 HYDRATION AND NUTRITION.
   § 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

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

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