NY State Senate Bill 2011-S2350

Senate Bill S2350

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs the distribution of health care proxy blank forms and instructions with mailings of driver's license and registration renewals

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2011-S2350 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §397-c, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:: S3032

2011-S2350 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the distribution of health care proxy blank forms and instructions with mailings of drivers license and registration renewals; provides for cooperation between motor vehicle and health departments.

2011-S2350 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2350

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distribution of
health care proxy information

PURPOSE:
To establish a mechanism for the motor vehicle department to send
health care proxies and information in motor vehicle department
mailings to New York State residents regarding license and
registration renewals and for residents who first register vehicles.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The Vehicle and Traffic Law is amended to require the Department of
Motor Vehicles to include health care proxy forms and instructions
developed by the Department of Health to residents in mailings on
drivers' licenses and periodically in mailings on registrations.

JUSTIFICATION:
Recent events related to end of life decisions have raised the
consciousness of New Yorkers regarding such matters. The need for
individuals to make their wishes concerning their health care known
under circumstances where such individual is incapable of making
their own end of life decisions is paramount to avoiding
unnecessary litigation and family strife" People want to and should

have their health care wishes honored. Yet a large majority of New
York residents do not have a health care proxy. As a result, their
health care wishes are usually unknown and people are given medical
treatment that they would not want or not given treatment that they
would want.

Therefore, it is important for the state of New York to establish a
variety of ways to provide individuals with health care proxy forms
and instructions for duly perfecting such proxies to increase the
number of people who complete this important document. It makes sense
to have the Department of Motor Vehicles, which periodically sends
mailings to many residents of the state, to include a health care
proxy form and instructions. This is consistent with what the
Department does now when it provides a place on driver's licenses for
organ donations.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.3032 of 2009
S.4881 of 2007

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Nominal.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Nominal.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2011-S2350 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2350

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 19, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distribution
  of health care proxy information

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 397-c to read as follows:
  S 397-C. DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH CARE PROXY INFORMATION. THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL DISTRIBUTE, IN LICENSE AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION MAILINGS TO  RESI-
DENTS  OF  THE  STATE,  A  HEALTH  CARE  PROXY  FORM AND INSTRUCTIONS AS
PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN COLLABORATION WITH  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  OF  HEALTH.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT SUCH MAILINGS FOR THE
ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR ONCE EVERY FOUR  YEARS.  THE  FIRST  MAILING  SHALL
COMMENCE  ON  A SCHEDULE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, BUT SHALL
COMMENCE NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07195-01-1

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