Assembly Bill A8880A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a statewide advanced care planning campaign to promote public awareness of hospice and palliative care services; 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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2021-A8880 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8205
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, rpld §207 sub 1 ¶(h), Pub Health L

2021-A8880 - Summary

Establishes a statewide advanced care planning campaign to promote public awareness of hospice and palliative care services.

2021-A8880 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8880
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  establishing  a
   statewide  advanced care planning campaign to promote public awareness
   of hospice and palliative care services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 4010 of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE ADVANCED CARE PLANNING
 CAMPAIGN TO:
   (A) PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES;
   (B) INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCE CARE  PLANNING  AND
 THE  INDIVIDUAL'S  RIGHT  TO DIRECT AND PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH CARE DECI-
 SIONS AFFECTING THE INDIVIDUAL; AND
   (C) EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ON THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO ENSURE THEIR  HEALTH
 CARE DECISIONS ARE HONORED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14257-01-2

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2021-A8880A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8205
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, rpld §207 sub 1 ¶(h), Pub Health L

2021-A8880A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a statewide advanced care planning campaign to promote public awareness of hospice and palliative care services.

2021-A8880A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8880--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. WALLACE, SIMON, GALLAGHER, GLICK, TAPIA, GALEF,
   GRIFFIN, McDONALD, MAGNARELLI, STIRPE, CAHILL,  SEAWRIGHT,  O'DONNELL,
   GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to establishing a
   statewide advance care planning campaign to promote  public  awareness
   of  hospice  and  palliative  care  services;  and  to  repeal certain
   provisions of such law related thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public
 health  law,  as  amended  by section 16 of part A of chapter 109 of the
 laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (e) The  COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE ADVANCE  CARE  PLAN-
 NING CAMPAIGN TO:
   (I)  PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES;
 AND PALLIATIVE CARE OPTIONS FOR PATIENTS  WITH  A  TERMINAL  ILLNESS  OR
 CONDITION;
   (II)  INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCE CARE PLANNING AND
 THE INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO DIRECT AND PARTICIPATE IN  HEALTH  CARE  DECI-
 SIONS AFFECTING THE INDIVIDUAL;
   (III)  EDUCATE  INDIVIDUALS  ON  THE  TOOLS  AVAILABLE TO ENSURE THEIR
 HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ARE HONORED; AND
   (IV) THE need and importance for consumers and  patients  to  have  an
 advance  directive,  particularly  a health care proxy, and the need and
 importance for health care  providers  to  play  a  leadership  role  in
 discussing  end-of-life care preferences and values with patients and to
 provide patients with health care proxy forms.
   § 2. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 1  of  section  207  of  the  public
 health law is REPEALED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.

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