Assembly Bill A7872

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to health care proxy information and palliative care patients

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Current Bill Status - Delivered to 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-A7872 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2997-c, Pub Health L

2023-A7872 - Summary

Requires health care practitioners to offer health care proxy information to palliative care patients.

2023-A7872 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7872
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to providing health
   care proxy information to palliative care patients
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of subdivision 2 of section 2997-c of the
 public health law, as amended by chapter 256 of the  laws  of  2012,  is
 amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:
   (b)  information  regarding other appropriate treatment options should
 the patient wish to initiate or continue CURATIVE treatment. The  infor-
 mation  and  counseling  may be provided orally or in writing. Where the
 patient lacks capacity to reasonably understand and make informed choic-
 es relating to palliative care, the attending health  care  practitioner
 shall  provide information and counseling under this section to a person
 with authority to make  health  care  decisions  for  the  patient.  The
 attending health care practitioner may arrange for information and coun-
 seling under this section to be provided by another professionally qual-
 ified individual[.], AND
   (C)  INFORMATION  AND  COUNSELING  REGARDING  BENEFITS OF COMPLETING A
 HEALTH CARE PROXY AND APPOINTING A HEALTH CARE  AGENT.  A  COPY  OF  THE
 NEWLY  COMPLETED OR EXISTING HEALTH CARE PROXY SHALL BE REQUESTED BY THE
 HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER AND  MADE  A  PART  OF  THE  PATIENT'S  MEDICAL
 RECORD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10636-01-3

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2023-A7872A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2997-c, Pub Health L

2023-A7872A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health care practitioners to offer health care proxy information to palliative care patients.

2023-A7872A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7872--A
                                                         Cal. No. 312
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with
   Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- advanced to a third reading, passed by
   Assembly and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the  Senate,  vote
   reconsidered,  bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
   the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  providing  health
   care proxy information to palliative care patients
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of  section  2997-c  of  the
 public  health  law,  as  amended by chapter 256 of the laws of 2012, is
 amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:
   (b) information regarding other appropriate treatment  options  should
 the  patient wish to initiate or continue treatment. The information and
 counseling may be provided orally or in writing. Where the patient lacks
 capacity to reasonably understand and make informed choices relating  to
 palliative  care,  the  attending health care practitioner shall provide
 information and counseling under this section to a person with authority
 to make health care decisions for the patient. The attending health care
 practitioner may arrange  for  information  and  counseling  under  this
 section   to   be   provided   by   another   professionally   qualified
 individual[.], AND
   (C) INFORMATION AND COUNSELING  REGARDING  BENEFITS  OF  COMPLETING  A
 HEALTH  CARE  PROXY  AND  APPOINTING  A HEALTH CARE AGENT. A COPY OF THE
 NEWLY COMPLETED OR EXISTING HEALTH CARE PROXY SHALL BE REQUESTED BY  THE
 HEALTH  CARE  PRACTITIONER  AND  MADE  A  PART  OF THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL
 RECORD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10636-02-4

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