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                                         5670
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 17, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL,  DelMONTE, GOTTFRIED, JOHN, KOON,
         LUPARDO, PHEFFER, SCHIMMINGER, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         ALFANO, BACALLES,  BOYLAND,  BRENNAN,  CAHILL,  CLARK,  COLTON,  COOK,
         CYMBROWITZ,  DESTITO,  DINOWITZ,  EDDINGTON,  FIELDS,  GALEF,  GIGLIO,
         GORDON, GUNTHER, HOOPER, HOYT,  JACOBS,  JAFFEE,  JEFFRIES,  V. LOPEZ,
         MAISEL,  MAYERSOHN,  McDONOUGH,  McENENY,  McKEVITT,  MILLMAN,  NOLAN,
         PAULIN, PEOPLES, QUINN, RAIA, REILLY,  N. RIVERA,  ROBINSON,  SAYWARD,
         SCHROEDER,  SWEENEY,  THIELE,  WALKER,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once and
         referred to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distribution
         of health care proxy information
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
    2  section 397-c to read as follows:
    3    S 397-C. DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH CARE PROXY INFORMATION. THE DEPARTMENT
    4  SHALL DISTRIBUTE, IN LICENSE AND VEHICLE  REGISTRATION-RELATED  MAILINGS
    5  TO  STATE  RESIDENTS,  A  HEALTH  CARE  PROXY  FORM  AND INSTRUCTIONS AS
    6  PREPARED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  IN  COLLAB-
    7  ORATION  WITH  THE COMMISSIONER. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT SUCH MAIL-
    8  INGS FOR THE ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS. THE FIRST MAIL-
    9  ING SHALL COMMENCE ON A SCHEDULE TO BE DETERMINED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER,
   10  BUT  SHALL  COMMENCE  NO  LATER  THAN THE FIRST OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND
   11  ELEVEN.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06115-01-9