Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 12, 2024 |
amended on third reading 7872a |
Apr 12, 2024 |
vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to assembly recalled from senate |
Feb 26, 2024 |
referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 15, 2024 |
advanced to third reading cal.312 |
Feb 13, 2024 |
reported |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to health |
Jul 07, 2023 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A7872A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
Bill Amendments
2023-A7872 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8632
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2997-c, Pub Health L
2023-A7872 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7872 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y July 7, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing health care proxy information to palliative care patients THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 2997-c of the public health law, as amended by chapter 256 of the laws of 2012, is amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows: (b) information regarding other appropriate treatment options should the patient wish to initiate or continue CURATIVE treatment. The infor- mation and counseling may be provided orally or in writing. Where the patient lacks capacity to reasonably understand and make informed choic- es relating to palliative care, the attending health care practitioner shall provide information and counseling under this section to a person with authority to make health care decisions for the patient. The attending health care practitioner may arrange for information and coun- seling under this section to be provided by another professionally qual- ified individual[.], AND (C) INFORMATION AND COUNSELING REGARDING BENEFITS OF COMPLETING A HEALTH CARE PROXY AND APPOINTING A HEALTH CARE AGENT. A COPY OF THE NEWLY COMPLETED OR EXISTING HEALTH CARE PROXY SHALL BE REQUESTED BY THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER AND MADE A PART OF THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL RECORD. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10636-01-3
2023-A7872A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8632
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2997-c, Pub Health L
2023-A7872A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7872--A Cal. No. 312 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y July 7, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- advanced to a third reading, passed by Assembly and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing health care proxy information to palliative care patients THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 2997-c of the public health law, as amended by chapter 256 of the laws of 2012, is amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows: (b) information regarding other appropriate treatment options should the patient wish to initiate or continue treatment. The information and counseling may be provided orally or in writing. Where the patient lacks capacity to reasonably understand and make informed choices relating to palliative care, the attending health care practitioner shall provide information and counseling under this section to a person with authority to make health care decisions for the patient. The attending health care practitioner may arrange for information and counseling under this section to be provided by another professionally qualified individual[.], AND (C) INFORMATION AND COUNSELING REGARDING BENEFITS OF COMPLETING A HEALTH CARE PROXY AND APPOINTING A HEALTH CARE AGENT. A COPY OF THE NEWLY COMPLETED OR EXISTING HEALTH CARE PROXY SHALL BE REQUESTED BY THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER AND MADE A PART OF THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL RECORD. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10636-02-4
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