A09977 Summary:
BILL NO | A09977 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S09048 |
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SPONSOR | Paulin |
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COSPNSR | Zinerman |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add §1518, N-PC L | |
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Permits crematories to provide emergency transportation and disposition assistance to counties during emergency declarations. |
A09977 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9977 IN ASSEMBLY April 28, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to ceme- tery operations during emergency declarations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by adding a 2 new section 1518 to read as follows: 3 § 1518. Crematory operations during emergency declaration. 4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the duration of a 5 state or county disaster emergency declared pursuant to an executive 6 order, crematories located in any county of the state may provide emer- 7 gency transportation and disposition assistance in such instances where 8 the crematories in affected areas are inoperable or unable to provide 9 sufficient capacity for the disposition of human remains during any 10 period of the declared emergency. Such crematories electing to provide 11 emergency assistance shall contract for or otherwise utilize any mode of 12 transportation necessary to transport human remains from areas of a 13 declared emergency to other crematory operations within the state with 14 cremation capacity. Transportation and disposition of human remains from 15 such affected areas shall be conducted by any agent of the regulated 16 crematory and shall only be permitted with a cremation permit required 17 pursuant by section four thousand one hundred forty-five of the public 18 health law attesting to the permission for the cremation of the deceased 19 and their identity. In all instances of emergency crematory operations, 20 a fully executed cremation authorization form shall accompany the human 21 remains and provide the information necessary to return the cremated 22 remains to the individual authorizing such cremation. Nothing in this 23 section shall require a crematory to provide such transportation or 24 additional crematory resources if they are unable to do so. 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15493-01-2