Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 13, 2015 |
signed chap.107 |
Aug 03, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 15, 2015 |
returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s1153 |
Jun 15, 2015 |
substituted by a2150 |
Jun 02, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 01, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 28, 2015 |
1st report cal.1052 |
Jan 09, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1153
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2150 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S1153 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S1153 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1153 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for a decision regarding hospice care on behalf of a hospice-eligible incapable adult patient without a surrogate; and to repeal paragraph (c) of subdivision 5 of section 2994-g of such law relating thereto PURPOSE: This bill addresses a gap in the Family Health Care Decisions Act (PHL Article 29-cc) by authorizing decisions regarding hospice for hospice-eligible incapable adult patients without surrogates. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends NY Public Health Law § 2994-g, a section of the Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA) relating to health care decisions for adult patients without surrogates, by adding a new subdivision 7 entitled "Decisions regarding hospice care." New subdivision 5-a sets forth a process for an attending physician to elect hospice for an incapable hospice-eligible adult patient without a surrogate. The attending physician must make a recommendation in consultation with staff directly responsible for the patient's care, and must base
2015-S1153 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1153 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- 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 providing for a decision regarding hospice care on behalf of a hospice-eligible inca- pable adult patient without a surrogate; and to repeal paragraph (c) of subdivision 5 of section 2994-g of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2994-g of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows: 5-A. DECISIONS REGARDING HOSPICE CARE. AN ATTENDING PHYSICIAN SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING HOSPICE CARE AND EXECUTE APPRO- PRIATE DOCUMENTS FOR SUCH DECISIONS (INCLUDING A HOSPICE ELECTION FORM) FOR AN ADULT PATIENT UNDER THIS SECTION WHO IS HOSPICE ELIGIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS. (A) THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN SHALL MAKE DECISIONS UNDER THIS SECTION IN CONSULTATION WITH STAFF DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PATIENT'S CARE, AND SHALL BASE HIS OR HER DECISIONS ON THE STANDARDS FOR SURROGATE DECISIONS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISIONS FOUR AND FIVE OF SECTION TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-D OF THIS ARTICLE; (B) THERE IS A CONCURRING OPINION AS FOLLOWS: (I) IN A GENERAL HOSPITAL, AT LEAST ONE OTHER PHYSICIAN DESIGNATED BY THE HOSPITAL MUST INDEPENDENTLY DETERMINE THAT HE OR SHE CONCURS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS CONSISTENT WITH SUCH STANDARDS FOR SURROGATE DECI- SIONS; (II) IN A RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY, THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE FACILITY, OR A PHYSICIAN DESIGNATED BY THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, MUST INDEPENDENTLY DETERMINE THAT HE OR SHE CONCURS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS CONSISTENT WITH SUCH STANDARDS FOR SURROGATE DECISIONS; PROVIDED THAT IF THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR IS THE PATIENT'S ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, A DIFFER- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02741-01-5
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