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Assembly Actions -
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| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to health |
| May 23, 2019 |
print number 730a |
| May 23, 2019 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
| Jan 09, 2019 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A730A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
Harry B. Bronson
2019-A730 - Details
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
co-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
Harry B. Bronson
2019-A730A (ACTIVE) - Details
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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