Provides that members of the surrogate decision-making committee for medical care and treatment shall be appointed by the justice center for the protection of people with special needs; reassigns certain functions of the commission on quality of care for the mentally disabled to the justice center.

Statutes affected:
A8424: 80.05 mental hygiene law, 80.03 mental hygiene law, 80.13 mental hygiene law, 5-211 election law, 16.34 mental hygiene law, 29.29 mental hygiene law, 29.29(5) mental hygiene law, 32.17 mental hygiene law, 33.02 mental hygiene law, 33.13 mental hygiene law, 32 public health law, 32(3) public health law, 2740 public health law, 425 social services law, 425(2) social services law, 483-f social services law, 483-f(1) social services law