Bill Text: NY A00173 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of health to issue copies and transcripts of death certificates, which do not include the cause of death or medical certifications, for genealogical and research purposes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to health [A00173 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A00173-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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173
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, SCHIMMINGER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. McENENY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to issuance of a
record of death for genealogical or research purposes
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 4174 of the public health law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
3 (A-1) UPON REQUEST, ISSUE TO ANY APPLICANT, FOR GENEALOGICAL OR
4 RESEARCH PURPOSES, A COPY OR TRANSCRIPT OF THE RECORD OF ANY DEATH
5 REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, WHICH SHALL NOT INCLUDE
6 THEREIN THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF THE DECEDENT NOR THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE;
7 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01082-01-1
