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A07872 Summary:

A07872 Actions:

A07872 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:02/13/2024AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable         
Paulin
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Blumencranz
Aye
Steck
Aye
Bendett
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Gray
Aye
Solages
Aye
McGowan
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Sayegh
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Lucas
Aye
Meeks
Aye

A07872 Floor Votes:

A07872 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7872--A
                                                                Cal. No. 312
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      July 7, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with
          Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- advanced to a third reading, passed by
          Assembly and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the  Senate,  vote
          reconsidered,  bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
          the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  providing  health
          care proxy information to palliative care patients
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of  section  2997-c  of  the
     2  public  health  law,  as  amended by chapter 256 of the laws of 2012, is
     3  amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:
     4    (b) information regarding other appropriate treatment  options  should
     5  the  patient wish to initiate or continue treatment. The information and
     6  counseling may be provided orally or in writing. Where the patient lacks
     7  capacity to reasonably understand and make informed choices relating  to
     8  palliative  care,  the  attending health care practitioner shall provide
     9  information and counseling under this section to a person with authority
    10  to make health care decisions for the patient. The attending health care
    11  practitioner may arrange  for  information  and  counseling  under  this
    12  section   to   be   provided   by   another   professionally   qualified
    13  individual[.], and
    14    (c) information and counseling  regarding  benefits  of  completing  a
    15  health  care  proxy  and  appointing  a health care agent. A copy of the
    16  newly completed or existing health care proxy shall be requested by  the
    17  health  care  practitioner  and  made  a  part  of the patient's medical
    18  record.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10636-02-4