S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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121
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, BRONSON, SEAWRIGHT, DAVILA -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring pre-ad-
mission notification of policies authorizing the refusal to follow
directives in health care proxies that are contrary to a hospital's
operating principles
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 2984 of the
public health law, as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) the hospital has informed the patient or the health care agent of
such policy prior to [or upon] admission, [if reasonably possible]
PROVIDED, THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, THE INFORMATION MAY BE
PROVIDED AS SOON AS REASONABLY POSSIBLE UPON OR AFTER ADMISSION, AND IF
SUCH INFORMATION IS GIVEN UPON ADMISSION OR LATER, AN EXPLANATION AS TO
WHY SUCH INFORMATION WAS NOT GIVEN PRIOR TO ADMISSION SHALL BE GIVEN TO
THE PATIENT OR HEALTH CARE AGENT AND SHALL BE PLACED IN THE PATIENT'S
MEDICAL RECORD; and
§ 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2994-n of the public
health law, as added by chapter 8 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The hospital has informed the patient, family, or surrogate of
such policy prior to [or upon] admission, [if reasonably possible]
PROVIDED, THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, THE INFORMATION MAY BE
PROVIDED AS SOON AS REASONABLY POSSIBLE UPON OR AFTER ADMISSION, AND IF
SUCH INFORMATION IS GIVEN UPON ADMISSION OR LATER, AN EXPLANATION AS TO
WHY SUCH INFORMATION WAS NOT GIVEN PRIOR TO ADMISSION SHALL BE GIVEN TO
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01254-01-5
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