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Mar 13, 2024 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 24, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 23, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 22, 2024 |
1st report cal.166 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to health |
Jan 30, 2023 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S3283
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2023-S3283 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S3283 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3283 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to making technical, minor and coordinating amendments regarding health care agents and prox- ies, decisions under the family health care decisions act, and nonhospi- tal orders not to resuscitate PURPOSE: Makes technical, minor, and coordinating amendments regarding health care agents and proxies, decisions under the family health care deci- sions act, and nonhospital orders not to resuscitate SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2981 of the public health law as it relates to health care agents and proxies and non hospital orders not to resuscitate. For the purpose of the section, competent adults can appoint a healthcare agent unless a guardian has
2023-S3283 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3283 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- 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 making technical, minor and coordinating amendments regarding health care agents and proxies, decisions under the family health care decisions act, and nonhospital orders not to resuscitate THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2981 of the public health law, as added by chapter 752 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: (b) For the purposes of this section, every adult shall be presumed competent to appoint a health care agent unless such person has been adjudged incompetent or otherwise adjudged not competent to appoint a health care agent, or unless a [committee or] guardian of the person has been appointed for the adult pursuant to article [seventy-eight] EIGHT- Y-ONE of the mental hygiene law or article seventeen-A of the surro- gate's court procedure act. § 2. 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, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, NURSE PRACTITIONER, licensed psychologist, licensed master social worker, or a licensed clinical social worker, the agent shall make health care decisions: (a) in accordance with the principal's wishes, including the principal's religious and moral beliefs; or (b) if the principal's wishes are not reasonably known and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, in accordance with the principal's best interests; provided, however, that if the principal's wishes regarding the administration of artificial nutrition and hydration are not reasonably known and cannot with reason- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05270-01-3
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