NY S01143 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate 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
| Sen. Kevin Parker [D] | Sen. Martin Dilan [D] | Sen. Thomas Duane [D] | Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson [D] |
| Sen. Liz Krueger [D] | Sen. Velmanette Montgomery [D] | Sen. John Sampson [D] | Sen. Jose Serrano [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-04 | Senate | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| 2011-01-05 | Senate | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Same As/Similar To
A03007 (Same As) 2012-01-04 - referred to health
