Bill Sponsors: NY A06939 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly

Bill Title: Authorizes patients to designate an essential visitor who may assist the patient and perform certain duties on behalf of the patient, including communicating with facility staff regarding the needs of the patient, providing emotional stability and company, and requesting additional care or a change in the care plan.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to health [A06939 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Assemblymember Jodi Giglio [R]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-002FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Assemblymember Karl Brabenec [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-098FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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