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A02380 Summary:

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A02380 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:05/02/2017AYE/NAY:24/0  Action: Favorable         
Gottfried
Aye
Raia
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Galef
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Walter
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Norris
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Hevesi
Excused
Lavine
Excused
Titone
Aye
Mayer
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Kim
Aye
Solages
Aye

A02380 Floor Votes:

A02380 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2380
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 18, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to the reporting of
          sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Section 4210 of the public health law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
     3    5. When an autopsy of the body is conducted of a  deceased  human  who
     4  has  epilepsy or a history of seizures it shall include an investigation
     5  and determinations as to whether the deceased suffered  a  sudden  unex-
     6  pected death in epilepsy. In the event the deceased did suffer a sudden,
     7  unexpected  death  in  epilepsy,  such information shall be noted on the
     8  death certificate and be reported to the North American SUDEP Registry.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    10  it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02063-01-7