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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to health |
Jan 09, 2019 | referred to health |
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Co-Sponsors
Ellen C. Jaffee
Rebecca Seawright
Kenneth Zebrowski
Inez Barron
Multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Inez E. Dickens
A30 (ACTIVE) - Details
A30 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 30 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, JAFFEE, SEAWRIGHT, ZEBROWSKI, BARRON, RAIA, BLAKE, GLICK, ARROYO, BICHOTTE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DICKENS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT in relation to requiring the commissioner of health to conduct a study relating to medical aid in dying THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. (a) The commissioner of health is hereby authorized and directed to study the issues, implications, practices, licensure requirements and other topics related to medical aid in dying. (b) The study shall include, but not be limited to, the following topics related to medical aid in dying: statutes currently in effect across the United States and elsewhere; program implementation; written and oral request processes; rescission of a patient's request; existing clinical criteria used by physicians to determine whether a patient is eligible; the specific type of physicians or medical professionals who are legally authorized to respond to a patient's inquiries or request for the end-of-life medication or assistance; the physicians' responsi- bilities and duties; the consulting physician's responsibilities and duties; the referral process to mental health professionals; the type of medical record documentation requirements; how physicians respond to a patient's inquiry; how physicians assess patients' decision making capa- bilities; the use of an interpreter in circumstances where one is requested, required or appropriate; procedures administered including the types and doses of prescription medications provided if any; infor- mation statistical and other regarding people who have used medical aid in dying; an appraisal of reported abuse, if any, of medical aid in dying; regular reporting requirements; issues involving health or life insurance coverage; an examination of current hospice services across EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.