S3623-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO HEALTH
• Feb 28, 2011: REFERRED TO HEALTH

S3623-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3623

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to contents to be contained
in a certificate of death

PURPOSE:

Provides that where death is caused by injuries relating to terrorist
attacks on 9/11/2001 the certificate of death shall indicate such
information.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 4141 of the public health law, is
amended by adding a new paragraph (e) and Section 2. Subdivision 3 of
section 4143 of the public health law as amended by chapter 545 of
the laws of 1965, is amended.

JUSTIFICATION:

Presently anyone who did not perish within the first few days of the
911 terrorist attacks will have their documents of death classified
as "Natural". It is imperative to all victims of this tragedy
especially those first responders who participated in the search and
rescue efforts that the cause of their death be noted properly for
recognition sake as well as any benefits that may come available for
their families.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.712   (2009-2010) Held in Health
S.6541  (2007-08)
12/05/07 Referred to Rules
01/09/08 Referred to Health

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become law.

S3623-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         3623
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 February 28, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- 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  contents  to  be
 contained in a certificate of death
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 4141 of the public health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:

 (E)  WHERE  A  DEATH  IS  CAUSED  BY INJURIES RELATED TO THE TERRORIST
 ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE, SUCH INFORMATION  SHALL
 BE  INDICATED, INCLUDING ANY RELATED INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY
 REQUIRE.
 

S 2. Subdivision 3 of section  4143  of  the  public  health  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  545  of  the  laws  of 1965, is amended to read as
 follows:

 3. The coroner or medical examiner whose duty it is to investigate the
 death and to execute the certificate  of  death,  shall  state  in  such
 certificate  the  name of the disease causing death, or if from external
 causes, the means of death; whether  probably  accidental,  suicidal  or
 homicidal;  OR  WHERE  A  DEATH  IS  CAUSED  BY INJURIES RELATING TO THE
 TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE, SUCH INFORMA
 TION SHALL BE INDICATED, and shall, in any case, furnish  such  informa
 tion  as  may  be  required by the commissioner in order to classify the
 death.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07532-01-1

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