| BILL NO | A06717 |
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| SAME AS | SAME AS S04269
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| SPONSOR | Perry (MS) |
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| COSPNSR | Lavelle, Millman, Seddio, Englebright, Espaillat, Peoples, Glick |
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| MLTSPNSR | Aubry, Cook, John, Mayersohn, O'Donnell |
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| Amd S2805-b, Pub Health L |
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| Requires that patient hospital admissions form allow patient to designate a domestic partner with the same privileges as a next-of-kin respecting visitation and the authorizing of surgery for a patient in the absence and unavailability of a next-of-kin or nearest relative where the patient has given no specific instructions and becomes unable to execute a health care proxy or make decisions about his/her health care. |