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Senate Bill S7921

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to death certificates for persons whose death is caused by any act or event in which alcohol is a factor

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2019-S7921 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4141, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3001
2023-2024: S3522
2025-2026: S497

2019-S7921 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that where a death is caused by any act or event in which alcohol is a factor, such information shall be indicated on the certificate.

2019-S7921 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7921 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7921
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 death certificates
   for persons whose death is caused by any act or event in which alcohol
   is a factor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 4 of section 4141 of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E) WHERE A DEATH IS CAUSED BY ANY ACT OR EVENT IN WHICH ALCOHOL IS  A
 FACTOR,  SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE INDICATED ON THE CERTIFICATE, INCLUD-
 ING ANY RELATED INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15498-01-0

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