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NY S07961
Bill
Status
6/15/2016
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Griffo
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AI Summary
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Amends Public Health Law Section 4210 to require autopsies of deceased persons with epilepsy or a history of seizures to investigate whether death was caused by Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
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Mandates that if SUDEP is determined as the cause of death, this finding shall be noted on the death certificate
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Requires reporting of confirmed SUDEP cases to the North American SUDEP Registry
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Relates to the reporting of sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy; requires that when an autopsy shows a person died as a result of sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy, such cause shall be noted on the death certificate and filed with the North American SUDEP registry.
Last Action
referred to health
6/15/2016