S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1789
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 14, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to sudden, unexpected
death in epilepsy
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 4210 of the public health law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. WHEN AN AUTOPSY OF THE BODY IS CONDUCTED OF A DECEASED HUMAN WHO
4 HAS EPILEPSY OR A HISTORY OF SEIZURES IT SHALL INCLUDE AN INVESTIGATION
5 AND DETERMINATIONS AS TO WHETHER THE DECEASED SUFFERED A SUDDEN UNEX-
6 PECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY
7 THE COMMISSIONER. IN THE EVENT THE DECEASED DID SUFFER A SUDDEN, UNEX-
8 PECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY, SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE NOTED ON THE MEDICAL
9 CERTIFICATE AND BE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THREE BUSINESS
10 DAYS.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
12 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
13 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
14 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is
15 authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such
16 effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03538-02-5