S6845 (2023-24 session)
NY State bill
Requires patient hospital admissions form to allow a 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 patient hospital admissions form to allow patient to designate a domestic partner with the same privileges as a next-of-kin respecting authorizing surgery
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2023-24 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2024-01-03
- In committee
- Health
- Introduced
- 2023-05-11
- Law section
- Public Health Law
Sponsors
- Kevin S. Parker State Senator, District 21
Heard in committee
- Health NY State Senate committee