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A06315 Summary:
| BILL NO | A06315A |
| SAME AS | No same as |
| SPONSOR | Gottfried (MS) |
| COSPNSR | Schimminger, Lopez, Dinowitz, Tokasz, Brennan, Tonko, Gordon, Lavelle, Koon |
| MLTSPNSR | Abbate, Aubry, Bing, Clark, Cohen A, Cohen M, Cymbrowitz, Destito, DiNapoli, Englebright, Galef,Gantt, Gianaris, Grannis, Greene, Grodenchik, Hikind, Hoyt, Jacobs, John, Kaufman, Lafayette,Lifton, Magee, Mayersohn, McEneny, McLaughlin, Millman, Norman, Paulin, Pheffer, Pretlow, Sanders,Scarborough, Sidikman, Stringer, Sweeney, Tocci, Towns, Weinstein, Weisenberg, Wright |
| Rpld S2961 subs 7, 10, 13 & 16, S2964 sub 4, S2965 sub 2 ?(a) sub? (i), sub 4 ?(c), sub 5, S2966sub 2, S2967 sub 2 ?(c), S2977, S2978 sub 1, amd Pub Health L, generally | |
| Creates the family health care decision act; establishes procedures for family members, surrogates and others close to an incapacitated patient making health care decisions on behalf of patients unable to decide about treatment for themselves in accordance with special procedures, standards and safeguards; stipulates how "incapacity" is to be determined; lists who may act as a surrogate; provides guidelines for the surrogate; gets forth specific policies for DNR orders; requires hospitals and nursing homes to adopt written policies regarding decisions concerning life-sustaining treatment. | |