Assembly Bill A3237

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the reporting of a veteran's suicide

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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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2021-A3237 - Details

Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §677, County L; amd §353, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10148

2021-A3237 - Summary

Provides that the coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner shall promptly report to the division of veterans' services, in a form developed and provided by such division, any death which appears to be a suicide by a person who, to the knowledge of the coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner, is a veteran; a report shall be provided to the governor and legislature on certain suicide statistics no later than June 13, 2024.

2021-A3237 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3237
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law and the executive law, in relation to the
   reporting of a veteran's suicide
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 677 of the county law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. THE CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER SHALL PROMPT-
 LY  REPORT  TO  THE  DIVISION  OF  VETERANS' AFFAIRS, IN A ONE PAGE FORM
 DEVELOPED AND PROVIDED BY SUCH DIVISION, ANY DEATH WHICH APPEARS TO BE A
 SUICIDE BY A PERSON WHO, TO THE  KNOWLEDGE  OF  THE  CORONER,  CORONER'S
 PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER, IS A VETERAN.
   §  2.  Section  353  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 26 to read as follows:
   26. TO DEVELOP A ONE PAGE FORM BY WHICH A CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN
 OR MEDICAL EXAMINER SHALL FILL OUT TO REPORT TO THE DIVISION  ANY  DEATH
 WHICH  APPEARS  TO BE A SUICIDE BY A PERSON WHO, TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
 CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER,  IS  A  VETERAN.  THIS
 FORM  SHALL  PROVIDE  THE  ADDRESS  TO WHICH THE FORM IS TO BE MAILED OR
 SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY.
   § 3. Within 60 days of the effective date of this act, the division of
 veterans' affairs shall establish and implement the procedures and forms
 necessary for the implementation of this act.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03672-02-1



              

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2021-A3237A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §677, County L; amd §353, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10148

2021-A3237A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner shall promptly report to the division of veterans' services, in a form developed and provided by such division, any death which appears to be a suicide by a person who, to the knowledge of the coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner, is a veteran; a report shall be provided to the governor and legislature on certain suicide statistics no later than June 13, 2024.

2021-A3237A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3237--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Veterans'  Affairs  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law and the executive law, in relation to the
   reporting of a veteran's suicide

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  677 of the county law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. THE CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER SHALL  REPORT
 TO  THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' SERVICES, IN A FORM, AND TIME FRAME DEVEL-
 OPED BY SUCH DIVISION IN A MANNER THAT  IS  PROTECTIVE  OF  PRIVACY  AND
 CONTAINS  AGGREGATE, RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL DATA TO THE EXTENT PRACTICA-
 BLE, ANY DEATH WHICH APPEARS TO BE A SUICIDE BY A  PERSON  WHO,  TO  THE
 KNOWLEDGE  OF THE CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER, IS A
 VETERAN.
   § 2. Section 353 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 26 to read as follows:
   26.  (A)  TO DEVELOP A FORM BY WHICH A CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN OR
 MEDICAL EXAMINER, PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN  OF  THE
 COUNTY LAW, SHALL REPORT TO THE DIVISION ANY DEATH WHICH APPEARS TO BE A
 SUICIDE  BY  A  PERSON  WHO,  TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CORONER, CORONER'S
 PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER, IS A VETERAN. THIS FORM SHALL AT A  MINI-
 MUM:  (I)  ENSURE  COMPLIANCE WITH THE STRICTEST PRIVACY PROTECTIONS AND
 ENCOURAGE DATA AGGREGATION TO THE  EXTENT  FEASIBLE;  (II)  PROVIDE  THE
 ADDRESS  TO  WHICH THE FORM IS TO BE MAILED OR SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY;
 AND (III) INCLUDE THE COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND THE BRANCH OF  SERVICE  OF
 DECEASED VETERANS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD.
   (B)  THE  DIVISION SHALL: (I) FORWARD COMPLETED FORMS TO THE OFFICE OF
 MENTAL HYGIENE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (G) OF SECTION 7.07 OF THE MENTAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03672-03-1
              

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