Assembly Actions -
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Jun 03, 2022 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.573 substituted for a9604 |
May 23, 2022 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 17, 2022 |
advanced to third reading |
May 16, 2022 |
2nd report cal. |
May 11, 2022 |
1st report cal.1346 |
Apr 29, 2022 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S8937
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2021-S8937 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S8937 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8937 SPONSOR: BRISPORT TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to enabling certain persons to consent for certain medical, dental, health and hospital services SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends Public Health Law section 2504 subdivision 1 by adding runaway and homeless youth, as defined in Executive Law section 532-a, and youth receiving services at an approved runaway and homeless youth crisis services program or a transitional independent living support program, as defined in Executive Law section 532-a, to the stat- ute allowing individuals to consent to their own medical, dental, health and hospital care. Section 2 is the effective date: ninety days after it becomes a law. JUSTIFICATION:
2021-S8937 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8937 I N S E N A T E April 29, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BRISPORT -- 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 enabling certain persons to consent for certain medical, dental, health and hospital services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2504 of the public health law, as added by chapter 769 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows: 1. Any person who is eighteen years of age or older, or is the parent of a child or has married, OR IS A RUNAWAY OR HOMELESS YOUTH AS DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, OR RECEIVES SERVICES AT AN APPROVED RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH CRISIS SERVICES PROGRAM OR A TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAM AS DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, may give effective consent for medical, dental, health and hospital services for [himself or herself] THEMSELF, and the consent of no other person shall be necessary. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15189-01-2
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