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NY A10620

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/20/2024

Primary Sponsor

Carrie Woerner

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • Mandates coroners make a call to the federally designated organ procurement organization as part of the referral protocol for out-of-hospital deaths.

  • Requires the organ procurement organization to verify donor registry status and make a donor suitability determination for referred deaths.

  • Updates language in existing coroner duty provisions from "his or her" to "their" for gender-neutral terminology.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Local Governments6/20/2024

Full Bill Text

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