New York A 11204: Relates to health and social services practitioners included under the health care proxy law, the family health care decisions act, and nonhospital orders not to resuscitate

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A11204 Summary:

BILL NOA11204 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBerger

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§2982, 2994-a & 2994-aa, Pub Health L

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Adds licensed mental health counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists to the health and social services practitioners included under the health care proxy law, the family health care decisions act, and nonhospital orders not to resuscitate.

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BILL NOA11204 

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05/01/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11204

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 1, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to making minor
 amendments to the health and social services practitioners included
 under the health care proxy law, the family health care decisions act,
 and nonhospital orders not to resuscitate

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2982 of the public health law, as
 2 amended by chapter 619 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 2. Decision-making standard. After consultation with a licensed physi-
 5 cian, registered nurse, physician assistant, nurse practitioner,
 6 licensed psychologist, licensed mental health counselor, licensed
 7 marriage and family therapist, licensed master social worker, or a
 8 licensed clinical social worker, the agent shall make health care deci-
 9 sions: (a) in accordance with the principal's wishes, including the
 10 principal's religious and moral beliefs; or (b) if the principal's wish-
 11 es are not reasonably known and cannot with reasonable diligence be
 12 ascertained, in accordance with the principal's best interests;
 13 provided, however, that if the principal's wishes regarding the adminis-
 14 tration of artificial nutrition and hydration are not reasonably known
 15 and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, the agent shall not
 16 have the authority to make decisions regarding these measures.
 17 § 2. Subdivision 17 of section 2994-a of the public health law, as
 18 amended by chapter 619 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 19 follows:
 20 17. "Health or social services practitioner" means a registered
 21 professional nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant,
 22 psychologist, licensed mental health counselor, licensed marriage and
 23 family therapist, licensed master social worker, or licensed clinical
 24 social worker, licensed, certified or authorized under the education law
 25 acting within such health or social services practitioner's scope of
 26 practice.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15655-01-6

 A. 11204 2

 1 § 3. Subdivision 7 of section 2994-aa of the public health law, as
 2 added by chapter 8 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
 3 7. "Health or social services practitioner" means a registered profes-
 4 sional nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant,
 5 psychologist, licensed mental health counselor, licensed marriage and
 6 family therapist, or certified, licensed master social worker or
 7 licensed clinical social worker, licensed or certified pursuant to the
 8 education law, acting within [his or her] their scope of practice.
 9 § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 10 have become a law.

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