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NY A00916
Bill
Status
2/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Adds guardians appointed under Mental Hygiene Law Article 81 or Surrogate's Court Procedure Act Article 17-A to the list of persons who may commence special proceedings regarding disputes under the health care proxy law
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Requires hospitals to notify parents or guardians of emancipated minor patients before withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment, but only when the hospital can reasonably ascertain their identity and obtain their contact information
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Changes documentation requirements from recording "diligent efforts" to contact parents/guardians to documenting the actual notification provided
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Clarifies that patients with nonhospital do-not-resuscitate orders may wear a standard bracelet or "other article" to identify that status, and cannot be required to wear such an article as a condition for honoring the order
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Updates references to facilities operated by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities in provisions governing alternative forms for nonhospital do-not-resuscitate orders
Legislative Description
Includes guardians of the principal as a person who may commence certain special proceedings; provides that if a hospital can with reasonable efforts ascertain the identity of the parents or guardian of an emancipated minor patient and obtain such parent's or guardian's contact information, the hospital shall notify such persons, and document such notification in the patient's medical record, prior to withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment.
Last Action
signed chap.29
2/14/2025