Assembly Bill A591

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for clarification of the disposition of human remains

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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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2011-A591 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4540
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4201, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A881, S5001
2013-2014: A2674, S2307, S6584
2015-2016: A1569, S701
2017-2018: A2611, S171
2019-2020: A977, S872

2011-A591 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for clarification of the disposition of human remains.

2011-A591 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   591

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GOTTFRIED, CASTELLI, DINOWITZ -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  disposition  of
  human remains

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

  Section 1. Section 4201 of the public health law, as amended by  chap-
ter 76 of the laws of 2006, paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 as amended by
chapter  401 of the laws of 2007 and subdivision 4-a as added by chapter
348 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  S 4201. Disposition of remains; responsibility therefor. 1. As used in
this section, the following terms shall  have  the  following  meanings,
unless the context otherwise requires:
  (a) "Cremation" means the incineration of human remains.
  (b)  "Disposition"  means  the care, disposal, transportation, burial,
cremation or embalming of the body of a deceased person, and  associated
measures.
  (c)  "Domestic  partner"  means  a person who, with respect to another
person:
  (i) is formally a party in a domestic partnership or similar relation-
ship with the other person, entered into pursuant to  the  laws  of  the
United States or any state, local or foreign jurisdiction, or registered
as  the  domestic  partner of the person with any registry maintained by
the employer of either party or  any  state,  municipality,  or  foreign
jurisdiction; or
  (ii)  is  formally recognized as a beneficiary or covered person under
the other person's employment benefits or health insurance; or
  (iii) is dependent or mutually interdependent on the other person  for
support,  as evidenced by the totality of the circumstances indicating a
mutual intent to be domestic partners  including  but  not  limited  to:

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

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