Assembly Bill A30

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the commissioner of health to conduct a study relating to medical aid in dying

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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-A30 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10376
2021-2022: A198

2019-A30 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of health to conduct a study relating to medical aid in dying in the event that New York state allows for medical aid in dying.

2019-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.
              

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