Assembly Bill A7800

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Implements amended provisions of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act as drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; repealer

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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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2019-A7800 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4300, 4301, 4305, 4304, 4306 & 4307, add §§4306-a & 4306-b, rpld & add §4302, rpld Art 43-A, §4303 sub 5, Pub Health L

2019-A7800 - Summary

Relates to definitions and conforming changes pertaining to anatomical gifts (Part A); gift revocation (Part B); dispositions of gifts (Part C); documents of gifts (Part D)

2019-A7800 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7800
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  definitions  and
   conforming  changes  pertaining to anatomical gifts (Part A); to amend
   the public health law, in relation to changes in anatomical gift revo-
   cation and amendment; and to repeal certain  provisions  of  such  law
   relating thereto (Part B); to amend the public health law, in relation
   to  uses  and  dispositions of anatomical gifts; and to repeal certain
   provisions of such law relating thereto (Part C); to amend the  public
   health  law, in relation to delivery of documents of gift (Part D); to
   amend the public health law, in  relation  to  rights  and  duties  of
   donees  at death (Part E); to amend the public health law, in relation
   to interactions between advance directives and anatomical gifts  (Part
   F);  and to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibition of
   sales or purchase of human organs (Part G)
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Legislative intent. The purpose of this legislation is to
 incorporate the amended provisions of the Uniform  Anatomical  Gift  Act
 (UAGA) as drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform
 State  Laws to enhance the organ donation process.  The UAGA was enacted
 in 1968 following the first successful heart transplant and was  revised
 in 1987 and 2006 to clarify consent rules and other processes. While New
 York  has  made  recent  improvements to its organ donation registry and
 processes, it still faces a severe organ shortage.  It is estimated that
 bringing New York's anatomical gift consent rules alone  into  agreement
 with  the  UAGA  would  result  in increased numbers of organ donors and
 would save lives through transplantation. Provisions of this act  should
 not  be  construed to interfere with a potential donor's recorded intent
 to make a whole body donation in instances where the  potential  donor's
 body  is  suitable  for  such  donation at death, nor does the gift of a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A7800A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4300, 4301, 4305, 4304, 4306 & 4307, add §§4306-a & 4306-b, rpld & add §4302, rpld Art 43-A, §4303 sub 5, Pub Health L

2019-A7800A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to definitions and conforming changes pertaining to anatomical gifts (Part A); gift revocation (Part B); dispositions of gifts (Part C); documents of gifts (Part D)

2019-A7800A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7800--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GOTTFRIED, ORTIZ, PALMESANO, RAIA -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported  and  referred  to
   the  Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  definitions  and
   conforming  changes  pertaining to anatomical gifts (Part A); to amend
   the public health law, in relation to changes in anatomical gift revo-
   cation and amendment; and to repeal certain  provisions  of  such  law
   relating thereto (Part B); to amend the public health law, in relation
   to  uses  and  dispositions of anatomical gifts; and to repeal certain
   provisions of such law relating thereto (Part C); to amend the  public
   health  law, in relation to delivery of documents of gift (Part D); to
   amend the public health law, in  relation  to  rights  and  duties  of
   donees  at death (Part E); to amend the public health law, in relation
   to interactions between advance directives and anatomical gifts  (Part
   F);  and to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibition of
   sales or purchase of human organs (Part G)

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative intent. The purpose of this legislation is to
 incorporate the amended provisions of the Uniform  Anatomical  Gift  Act
 (UAGA) as drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform
 State  Laws to enhance the organ donation process.  The UAGA was enacted
 in 1968 following the first successful heart transplant and was  revised
 in 1987 and 2006 to clarify consent rules and other processes. While New
 York  has  made  recent  improvements to its organ donation registry and
 processes, it still faces a severe organ shortage.  It is estimated that
 bringing New York's anatomical gift consent rules alone  into  agreement
 with  the  UAGA  would  result  in increased numbers of organ donors and
 would save lives through transplantation. Provisions of this act  should
 not  be  construed to interfere with a potential donor's recorded intent
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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