NY A03007 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - referred to health
Pending: Assembly Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 21 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - referred to health
Pending: Assembly Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Requires that patient hospital admissions form allow patient to designate a domestic partner with the same privileges as a next-of-kin respecting visitation and the authorizing of surgery for a patient in the absence and unavailability of a next-of-kin or nearest relative where the patient has given no specific instructions and becomes unable to execute a health care proxy or make decisions about his/her health care.
Title
Requires that patient hospital admissions form allow patient to designate a domestic partner with the same privileges as a next-of-kin respecting visitation and the authorizing of surgery for a patient in the absence and unavailability of a next-of-kin or nearest relative where the patient has given no specific instructions and becomes unable to execute a health care proxy or make decisions about his/her health care.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-04 | Assembly | referred to health |
| 2011-01-21 | Assembly | referred to health |
Same As/Similar To
S01143 (Same As) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO HEALTH
