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                                   6392
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 17, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PEOPLES-STOKES,  GOTTFRIED  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  allowing  donate
   life  registration on electronic application forms administered by the
   office  of  temporary  disability  assistance,  the  higher  education
   services corporation, and on mandatory electronic tax filings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  5  of  section  4310  of  the
 public  health  law,  as  amended by chapter 149 of the laws of 2020, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) Such organ, eye and tissue registration  of  consent  to  make  an
 anatomical gift can be made through: (i) indication made on the applica-
 tion  or  renewal  form of a driver's license, (ii) indication made on a
 non-driver identification card application or renewal form, (iii)  indi-
 cation made on a voter registration form pursuant to subdivision five of
 section  5-210 of the election law, (iv) indication made on the applica-
 tion for, OR RENEWAL OF health care coverage offered through  the  state
 health benefit exchange, (v) enrollment through the donate life registry
 website,  (vi)  paper  enrollment submitted to the donate life registry,
 (vii) indication made on the application or renewal form of  a  hunting,
 fishing  or  trapping  license issued pursuant to title seven of article
 eleven of the environmental conservation  law,  [or]  (viii)  INDICATION
 MADE  ON TRANSACTIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY DISABILITY
 ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE MYBENEFITS.NY.GOV WEBSITE, OR ANY SUCH  SUCCESSOR
 WEBSITE; (IX) INDICATION MADE ON APPLICATIONS, RENEWALS OR RELATED TRAN-
 SACTIONS  FOR  COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID, GRANTS, OR SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED OR
 ADMINISTERED THROUGH ANY WEBSITE  MAINTAINED  BY  THE  HIGHER  EDUCATION
 SERVICES  CORPORATION;  (X)  INDICATION MADE ON ANY TAX DOCUMENT THAT IS
 SUBJECT TO MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF THE TAX LAW; OR (XI) through any other  method
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 identified  by  the commissioner. The department shall establish a means
 by which to register the consent given by individuals who are sixteen or
 seventeen years of age in the  donate  life  registry,  and  shall  make
 registration  available  by any of the methods provided in subparagraphs
 (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) [and], (VIII), (IX) AND (X)  of
 this paragraph.
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (i)  of paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section
 4310 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 40 of the  laws  of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (i)  Where  required  by  law  for  [registration  forms] TRANSACTIONS
 described in subparagraphs (i), (ii) [and], (iv), (VII),  (VIII),  (IX),
 (X)  AND  (XI)  of  paragraph  (a) of this subdivision, the commissioner
 shall ensure, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE HEAD OF ANY  AGENCY  REQUIRED  TO
 IMPLEMENT SUCH TRANSACTION, that space is provided on any [registration]
 REQUIRED  form so that the applicant shall register or decline registra-
 tion in the donate life registry for organ,  eye  and  tissue  donations
 under this section and that the following is stated on the form in clear
 and conspicuous type:
   "You  must  fill out the following section: Would you like to be added
 to the Donate Life Registry? Check box for 'yes'  or  'skip  this  ques-
 tion'."
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall  have  become a law; provided, however, that if chapter 149 of
 the laws of 2020 shall not have taken effect on or before such date then
 this act shall take effect on the same date and in the  same  manner  as
 such chapter of the laws of 2020, takes effect.