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Jan 17, 2023 | referred to health |
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
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Harry B. Bronson
A1448 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2777
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§2980, 2981 & 2982, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014: A9566
2015-2016: A674
2017-2018: A4055
2019-2020: A730, S5939
2021-2022: A2634, S4967
A1448 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1448 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the artificial hydration and nutrition decision standard THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 2980 of the public health law, as added by chapter 752 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: 4. "Health care" means any treatment, service or procedure to diagnose or treat an individual's physical or mental condition, INCLUDING HYDRATION AND NUTRITION. § 2. The fourth undesignated paragraph of paragraph (d) of subdivision 5 of section 2981 of the public health law, as added by chapter 752 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: NOTE: Although not necessary, and neither encouraged nor discouraged, you may wish to state instructions or wishes, and limit your agent's authority. [Unless your agent knows your wishes about artificial nutri- tion and hydration, your agent will not have authority to decide about artificial nutrition and hydration.] FOR EXAMPLE, YOU MAY STATE YOUR WISHES REGARDING WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWING LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT (INCLUDING HYDRATION AND NUTRITION) TO GUIDE YOUR AGENT'S DECISIONS. If you choose to state instructions, wishes, or limits, please do so below: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 2982 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 230 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: 2. Decision-making standard. After consultation with a licensed physi- cian, registered nurse, licensed psychologist, licensed master social worker, or a licensed clinical social worker, the agent shall make EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00975-01-3