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A02190 Summary:

A02190 Actions:

A02190 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:02/14/2023AYE/NAY:23/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Paulin
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
McDonough
Excused
Gunther
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Rosenthal L 
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
Hevesi
Excused
Mikulin
Aye
Steck
Aye
Blumencranz
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Bendett
Aye
Solages
Aye
Gray
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Sayegh
Aye
Rosenthal D 
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Lucas
Excused

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:02/14/2023AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Excused
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Excused
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Excused
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Excused
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A02190 Floor Votes:

A02190 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2190
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 23, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health
 
        AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for the
          remote conduct of witnessing health care proxies
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Section 2981 of the public health law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
     3    2-a. Alternate  procedure  for  witnessing  of  health  care  proxies.
     4  Witnessing  a  health  care  proxy  under this section may be done using
     5  audio-video technology, for either or both witnesses, provided that  the
     6  following  conditions  are  met  (as  used  in this subdivision, "remote
     7  witness" means a witness acting using audio-visual technology):
     8    (a) The principal, if not personally known to a remote witness,  shall
     9  display  valid  photographic identification to the remote witness during
    10  the audio-video conference;
    11    (b) The audio-video conference  shall  allow  for  direct  interaction
    12  between the principal and any remote witness;
    13    (c) Any remote witness shall receive a legible copy of the health care
    14  proxy,  which  shall  be  transmitted via facsimile or electronic means,
    15  within twenty-four hours of the proxy  being  signed  by  the  principal
    16  during the audio-video conference; and
    17    (d)  The  remote witness shall sign the transmitted copy of the proxy,
    18  and transmit it back to the principal.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01025-01-3