Senate Bill S1668

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to death certificates for persons whose death is caused by an opioid overdose

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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-S1668 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4915
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4141, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6035, A8870

2019-S1668 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to death certificates for persons whose death is caused by an opioid overdose.

2019-S1668 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1668 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1668
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- 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 death certificates
   for persons whose death is caused by an opioid overdose
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision  4 of section 4141 of the
 public health law, as amended by chapter 153 of the  laws  of  2011,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (d)  Where  a  death is caused by an opioid overdose, such information
 shall be indicated ON THE CERTIFICATE, including, IF KNOWN TO THE PERSON
 COMPLETING THE DEATH CERTIFICATE, THE SPECIFIC OPIOID  THAT  CAUSED  THE
 DEATH  OF  THE DECEDENT, ALONG WITH any OTHER related information as the
 commissioner may require.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06849-01-9

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