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S 3363: Grants authority to a hospice medical director or a physician designated by such director, to sign a death certificate.
What S 3363 does, verified January 12, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the Public Health Law to expand the authority of a hospice medical director to sign a death certificate. Currently, the medical certificate must be signed by the physician or nurse practitioner last in attendance on the deceased. The proposed change allows the hospice medical director or a designated physician to sign the death certificate. This change aims to simplify the process and improve efficiency in documenting deaths in hospice care settings.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3363
- What is the current status of S 3363?
- As of January 12, 2026, S 3363 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HEALTH".
- Did S 3363 pass?
- Not yet. S 3363 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 3363, and where is it now?
- S 3363 was authored by Sen. Gustavo Rivera. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | died in assembly |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | referred to health |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 186 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3363 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- 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 the authority of a hospice medical director to sign a death certificate The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 4141 of the 2 public health law, as amended by chapter 153 of the laws of 2011, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (a) The medical certificate shall be made, dated, and signed by the 5 physician or nurse practitioner, if any, last in attendance on the 6 deceased, or the hospice medical director or a physician designated by 7 such director. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05347-01-5
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