Bill Text: NY A09859 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes nurse practitioners to execute orders not to resuscitate and orders relating to life sustaining treatments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-18 - referred to higher education [A09859 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A09859-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9859 IN ASSEMBLY April 18, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing nurse practitioners to execute orders not to resuscitate and orders pertain- ing to life sustaining treatments The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2960 of the public health law, as added by chapter 2 818 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 2960. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds that, 4 although cardiopulmonary resuscitation has proved invaluable in the 5 prevention of sudden, unexpected death, it is appropriate for an attend- 6 ing physician or attending nurse practitioner, in certain circumstances, 7 to issue an order not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a 8 patient where appropriate consent has been obtained. The legislature 9 further finds that there is a need to clarify and establish the rights 10 and obligations of patients, their families, and health care providers 11 regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the issuance of orders not 12 to resuscitate. 13 § 2. Subdivisions 2, 5 and 20 of section 2961 of the public health 14 law, subdivisions 2 and 5 as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 2010, 15 and subdivision 20 as added by chapter 818 of the laws of 1987 and as 16 renumbered by chapter 370 of the laws of 1991, are amended and two new 17 subdivisions 2-a and 16 are added to read as follows: 18 2. "Attending physician" means the physician selected by or assigned 19 to a patient in a hospital who has primary responsibility for the treat- 20 ment and care of the patient. Where more than one physician and/or nurse 21 practitioner shares such responsibility, any such physician or nurse 22 practitioner may act as the attending physician or attending nurse prac- 23 titioner pursuant to this article. 24 2-a. "Attending nurse practitioner" means the nurse practitioner 25 selected by or assigned to a patient in a hospital who has primary 26 responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient. Where more 27 than one physician and/or nurse practitioner shares such responsibility, EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13116-02-5
