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NY A06830
Bill
Status
3/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gary Pretlow
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AI Summary
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Amends Public Health Law section 2994-f regarding disputes between surrogates and healthcare providers over life-sustaining treatment decisions
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Creates an exception to the requirement that hospitals or providers must continue life-sustaining treatment when a surrogate directs it, pending patient transfer or judicial review
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The exception applies when a hospital or provider is carrying out a patient's own prior decision made under section 2994-d(3)(a)(ii) of the Public Health Law
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Preserves the surrogate's right to request ethics committee review or judicial review even when the exception applies
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Relates to disputes between a surrogate and a hospital or individual health care provider; cites when the requirement of a provider to provide life-sustaining treatment following a surrogate's directive does not apply.
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026