Senate Bill S4841

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to execution of orders not to resuscitate and orders pertaining to life sustaining treatments by physician assistants; repealer

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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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2019-S4841 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1162
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2961 sub 2-a, §2980 sub 2-c, amd Pub Health L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A10476

2019-S4841 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the execution of orders not to resuscitate and orders pertaining to life sustaining treatments by physician assistants.

2019-S4841 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4841 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4841
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  execution  of
   orders  not  to  resuscitate  and orders pertaining to life sustaining
   treatments; and to repeal certain  provisions  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 2960 of the public health law, as amended by  chap-
 ter 430 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   §  2960. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds that,
 although cardiopulmonary resuscitation  has  proved  invaluable  in  the
 prevention of sudden, unexpected death, it is appropriate for an attend-
 ing  [physician  or  attending  nurse]  practitioner, in certain circum-
 stances, to issue an order not to attempt cardiopulmonary  resuscitation
 of  a patient where appropriate consent has been obtained.  The legisla-
 ture further finds that there is a need to  clarify  and  establish  the
 rights  and  obligations  of  patients,  their families, and health care
 providers regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation and  the  issuance  of
 orders not to resuscitate.
   §  2.  Subdivisions  2,  5 and 20 of section 2961 of the public health
 law, as amended by chapter 430 of the laws of 2017, are amended to  read
 as follows:
   2.  "Attending  [physician]  PRACTITIONER"  means the physician, NURSE
 PRACTITIONER, OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT  TO
 TITLE  EIGHT  OF THE EDUCATION LAW, selected by or assigned to a patient
 in a hospital who has primary responsibility for the treatment and  care
 of  the  patient.  Where more than one physician [and/or], nurse practi-
 tioner, OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT  shares  such  responsibility,  any  such
 physician  [or],  nurse  practitioner, OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT may act as
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03858-04-9
              

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