Assembly Bill A6180

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to death certificates

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A6180 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4174, Pub Health L

2023-A6180 - Summary

Adds domestic partner, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews of the deceased individual or the lawful representative of such persons to receive death certificates.

2023-A6180 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6180
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to death certificates
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  1 of section 4174 of the
 public health law, as amended by chapter 130 of the  laws  of  2012,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a)  upon request, issue to any applicant either a certified copy or a
 certified transcript of the record of any  death  registered  under  the
 provisions  of  this chapter (1) when a documented medical need has been
 demonstrated, (2) when a documented need to establish a legal  right  or
 claim  has  been demonstrated, (3) when needed for medical or scientific
 research approved by the commissioner, (4) when needed  for  statistical
 or  epidemiological  purposes  approved  by  the  commissioner, (5) upon
 specific request by municipal, state or federal agencies for statistical
 or official purposes, (6) upon specific request of the AGENT, AS DEFINED
 IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION  FOUR
 THOUSAND  TWO  HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, spouse, ON;DOMESTIC partner,
 children, siblings [or], parents , GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, COUSINS,
 NIECES OR NEPHEWS of the deceased or the lawful representative  of  such
 persons,  or (7) pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdic-
 tion on a showing of necessity; except no certified  copy  or  certified
 transcript  of a death record shall be subject to disclosure under arti-
 cle six of the public officers law;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10401-01-3

2023-A6180A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4174, Pub Health L

2023-A6180A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds domestic partner, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews of the deceased individual or the lawful representative of such persons to receive death certificates.

2023-A6180A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6180--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee 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 death certificates
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  1  of  section  4174  of  the
 public  health  law,  as  amended by chapter 130 of the laws of 2012, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) upon request, issue to any applicant either a certified copy or  a
 certified  transcript  of  the  record of any death registered under the
 provisions of this chapter (1) when a documented medical need  has  been
 demonstrated,  (2)  when a documented need to establish a legal right or
 claim has been demonstrated, (3) when needed for medical  or  scientific
 research  approved  by the commissioner, (4) when needed for statistical
 or epidemiological purposes  approved  by  the  commissioner,  (5)  upon
 specific request by municipal, state or federal agencies for statistical
 or  official purposes, (6) upon specific request of the AGENT, AS DESIG-
 NATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
 ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, spouse, DOMESTIC PARTNER, children, siblings  [or],
 parents,  GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, COUSINS, NIECES OR NEPHEWS of the
 deceased or the lawful representative of such persons, or  (7)  pursuant
 to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction on a showing of neces-
 sity; except no certified copy or certified transcript of a death record
 shall  be subject to disclosure under article six of the public officers
 law;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10401-02-3

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