| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jul 21, 2022 | signed chap.406 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | delivered to governor |
| May 24, 2022 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1341 substituted for s8205a |
| May 11, 2022 | referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
| May 10, 2022 | ordered to third reading rules cal.138 rules report cal.138 reported |
| May 09, 2022 | reported referred to rules |
| Apr 26, 2022 | reported referred to ways and means |
| Mar 10, 2022 | print number 8880a |
| Mar 10, 2022 | amend (t) and recommit to health |
| Jan 19, 2022 | referred to health |
assembly Bill A8880A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WALLACE
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Jo Anne Simon
Emily Gallagher
Deborah Glick
Yudelka Tapia
A8880 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8205
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §207, rpld §207 sub 1 ¶(h), Pub Health L
A8880 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8880
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 19, 2022
___________
Introduced by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a
statewide advanced care planning campaign to promote public awareness
of hospice and palliative care services
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 4010 of the public health law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE ADVANCED CARE PLANNING
CAMPAIGN TO:
(A) PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES;
(B) INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCE CARE PLANNING AND
THE INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO DIRECT AND PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH CARE DECI-
SIONS AFFECTING THE INDIVIDUAL; AND
(C) EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ON THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO ENSURE THEIR HEALTH
CARE DECISIONS ARE HONORED.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation 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.
LBD14257-01-2
Co-Sponsors
Jo Anne Simon
Emily Gallagher
Deborah Glick
Yudelka Tapia
A8880A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8205
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §207, rpld §207 sub 1 ¶(h), Pub Health L
A8880A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8880--A
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 19, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. WALLACE, SIMON, GALLAGHER, GLICK, TAPIA, GALEF,
GRIFFIN, McDONALD, MAGNARELLI, STIRPE, CAHILL, SEAWRIGHT, O'DONNELL,
GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a
statewide advance care planning campaign to promote public awareness
of hospice and palliative care services; and to repeal certain
provisions of such law related thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public
health law, as amended by section 16 of part A of chapter 109 of the
laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
(e) The COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE ADVANCE CARE PLAN-
NING CAMPAIGN TO:
(I) PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES;
AND PALLIATIVE CARE OPTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS OR
CONDITION;
(II) INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCE CARE PLANNING AND
THE INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO DIRECT AND PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH CARE DECI-
SIONS AFFECTING THE INDIVIDUAL;
(III) EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ON THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO ENSURE THEIR
HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ARE HONORED; AND
(IV) THE need and importance for consumers and patients to have an
advance directive, particularly a health care proxy, and the need and
importance for health care providers to play a leadership role in
discussing end-of-life care preferences and values with patients and to
provide patients with health care proxy forms.
§ 2. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public
health law is REPEALED.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.