Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 09, 2014 |
reported referred to rules |
May 28, 2014 |
reported referred to codes |
May 16, 2014 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A9709
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOTTFRIED
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
multi-Sponsors
Andrew Goodell
Jose Rivera
2013-A9709 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A9709 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9709 I N A S S E M B L Y May 16, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for a decision regarding hospice care on behalf of a hospice-eligible inca- pable adult patient without a surrogate; and to repeal paragraph (c) of subdivision 5 of section 2994-g of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2994-g of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows: 5-A. DECISIONS REGARDING HOSPICE CARE. AN ATTENDING PHYSICIAN SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING HOSPICE CARE AND EXECUTE APPRO- PRIATE DOCUMENTS FOR SUCH DECISIONS (INCLUDING A HOSPICE ELECTION FORM) FOR AN ADULT PATIENT UNDER THIS SECTION WHO IS HOSPICE ELIGIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS. (A) THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN SHALL MAKE DECISIONS UNDER THIS SECTION IN CONSULTATION WITH STAFF DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PATIENT'S CARE, AND SHALL BASE HIS OR HER DECISIONS ON THE STANDARDS FOR SURROGATE DECISIONS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISIONS FOUR AND FIVE OF SECTION TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-D OF THIS ARTICLE; (B) THERE IS A CONCURRING OPINION AS FOLLOWS: (I) IN A GENERAL HOSPITAL, AT LEAST ONE OTHER PHYSICIAN DESIGNATED BY THE HOSPITAL MUST INDEPENDENTLY DETERMINE THAT HE OR SHE CONCURS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS CONSISTENT WITH SUCH STANDARDS FOR SURROGATE DECI- SIONS; (II) IN A RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY, THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE FACILITY, OR A PHYSICIAN DESIGNATED BY THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, MUST INDEPENDENTLY DETERMINE THAT HE OR SHE CONCURS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS CONSISTENT WITH SUCH STANDARDS FOR SURROGATE DECISIONS; PROVIDED THAT IF THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR IS THE PATIENT'S ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, A DIFFER- ENT PHYSICIAN DESIGNATED BY THE RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY MUST MAKE THIS INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION; OR (III) IN SETTINGS OTHER THAN A GENERAL HOSPITAL OR RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY, THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE HOSPICE, OR A PHYSICIAN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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