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NY A10620
Bill
Status
6/20/2024
Primary Sponsor
Carrie Woerner
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AI Summary
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Amends County Law Section 671 to require county coroners to develop a protocol for referring deaths under their jurisdiction that occur outside hospitals to the federally designated organ procurement organization.
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Mandates coroners make a call to the federally designated organ procurement organization as part of the referral protocol for out-of-hospital deaths.
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Requires the organ procurement organization to verify donor registry status and make a donor suitability determination for referred deaths.
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Updates language in existing coroner duty provisions from "his or her" to "their" for gender-neutral terminology.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Provides for eye and tissue donation; requires coroners to develop a protocol for making referrals of deaths that fall under their jurisdiction and occur outside of a hospital including calling the federally designated organ procurement organization for donor registry verification and a donor suitability determination.
Last Action
referred to local governments
6/20/2024