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A07729 Summary:

BILL NO    A07729D

SAME AS    SAME AS S03164-B

SPONSOR    Gottfried (MS)

COSPNSR    Schimminger, Bacalles, Barron, Boyland, Brennan, Cahill, Castro,
           DelMonte, Dinowitz, Finch, Gabryszak, Galef, Gunther, Jaffee,
           Kellner, Koon, Lancman, Lopez V, Magnarelli, Peoples-Stokes, Spano,
           Stirpe, Towns, Schroeder, Brodsky, Hoyt, Perry, Conte, Christensen,
           Powell, Kavanagh

MLTSPNSR   Abbate, Alessi, Aubry, Benedetto, Bing, Burling, Calhoun, Clark,
           Cook, Crouch, Cymbrowitz, Destito, Duprey, Englebright, Errigo,
           Fields, Gantt, Gianaris, Giglio, Glick, Gordon, Hikind, Hooper,
           Hyer-Spencer, Jacobs, John, Latimer, Lavine, Lifton, Lupardo, Magee,
           Maisel, Markey, Mayersohn, McDonough, McEneny, Meng, Millman,
           Molinaro, Morelle, Nolan, O'Donnell, Ortiz, Paulin, Pheffer, Pretlow,
           Reilly, Rivera N, Rivera P, Robinson, Rosenthal, Saladino,
           Scarborough, Schimel, Scozzafava, Skartados, Sweeney, Thiele, Titone,
           Weinstein, Weisenberg, Wright, Zebrowski

Rpld S2961 subs 7, 10, 13 & 16, S2964 subs 3 & 4, S2965 sub 4 (c), sub 5, S2966
sub 2, S2967 sub 2 (c), S2977, S2978 sub 1, amd Pub Health L, generally; amd
S81.22, rpld S81.29 sub (e), Ment Hyg L; amd S1750-b, SCPA

Creates the family health care decision act; establishes procedures for family
members, surrogates and others close to an incapacitated patient making health
care decisions on behalf of patients unable to decide about treatment for
themselves in accordance with special procedures, standards and safeguards.