Bill Text: NY A01482 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for the disclosure of ownership interest of ten percent or more by funeral firms at their premises and in certain written materials, including, letterhead, invoices, and advertising.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A01482 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A01482-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1482
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         ROBINSON -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer
         Affairs and Protection
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to the display of
         ownership information by funeral firms
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Section 3441 of the public health law is amended by adding
    2  a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
    3    1-A. (A) EVERY FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT SHALL DISPLAY ON A SIGN,  LOCATED
    4  EITHER  IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE OR IMMEDIATELY INSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE, ALL
    5  OF THE FOLLOWING OWNERSHIP INFORMATION:
    6    (I) THE NAME OF EVERY REGISTERED, LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTOR WHO  HOLDS
    7  AT  LEAST  A  TEN PERCENT OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE BUSINESS ENTITY THAT
    8  OPERATES THE FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT; AND
    9    (II) THE NAMES OF ANY AND ALL  BUSINESS  ENTITIES  WHICH  DIRECTLY  OR
   10  INDIRECTLY  HOLD  AN  OWNERSHIP  INTEREST  OF TEN PERCENT OR MORE IN THE
   11  BUSINESS ENTITY THAT OPERATES THE FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT.
   12    (B) THE LETTERING ON SUCH SIGNS SHALL BE NOT LESS  THAN  ONE  INCH  IN
   13  HEIGHT.
   14    (C)  WHEN  AN  OWNERSHIP  INTEREST OF TEN PERCENT OR MORE IN A FUNERAL
   15  ESTABLISHMENT IS HELD EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY ONE OR MORE BUSI-
   16  NESS ENTITIES, THE NAME, COMPLETE HEADQUARTERS  ADDRESS,  AND  TELEPHONE
   17  NUMBER OF EACH SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY SHALL ALSO BE LISTED ON ALL BUSINESS
   18  LETTERHEAD  STATIONERY, INVOICES, AND ADVERTISING MATERIALS USED BY SUCH
   19  FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   21  it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of health  is
   22  authorized  to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any
   23  other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective date  on
   24  or before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05985-01-3