Assembly Bill A10664

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Permits an electronic signature to register consent to make an anatomical gift

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A10664 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4999
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4310, Pub Health L; amd §307, St Tech L

2009-A10664 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits an electronic signature to register consent to make an anatomical gift.

2009-A10664 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10664 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10664

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 13, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, BRODSKY, HOYT, CONTE -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the state technology  law,  in
  relation  to  permitting an electronic signature to make an anatomical
  gift

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 4310 of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 362 of the laws  of  2008,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2. Such registration of consent to make an anatomical gift can be made
through  (a)  indication  made  on  the application or renewal form of a
license, (b) indication made on a non-driver identification card  appli-
cation or renewal form, (c) enrolling in the registry website maintained
by the department, WHICH MAY INCLUDE USING AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE UNDER
REGULATIONS  OF  THE  COMMISSIONER  AND  SUBJECT TO ARTICLE THREE OF THE
STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW, (d) indication made on a voter  registration  form
pursuant  to  subdivision  five of section 5-210 of the election law, or
(e) through any other method identified by the commissioner.  The regis-
tration shall take effect upon the department sending written notice  of
the  registration  to  the  person enrolling in the registry.  IN MAKING
REGULATIONS ON USING AN  ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE  FOR  A  REGISTRATION  OF
CONSENT,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE
OF TECHNOLOGY.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 307 of the state  technology  law,  such
section  as renumbered by chapter 437 of the laws of 2004, is amended to
read as follows:
  1. To any document providing for the disposition  of  an  individual's
person or property upon death or incompetence, or appointing a fiduciary
of  an  individual's  person or property, including, without limitation,
wills, trusts, decisions consenting to orders not to resuscitate, powers
of attorney and health care proxies, with the exception of: (A) contrac-
tual beneficiary designations; AND (B) THE  REGISTRATION  OF  MAKING  AN
ANATOMICAL  GIFT  UNDER  SECTION  FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH LAW UNDER REGULATIONS UNDER THAT SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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