Stephen's Law has officially passed the Assembly and is finally becoming reality. The medical establishment can no longer hide behind silence while families lose their loved ones. We forced them to do the right thing so that no one else has to endure the preventable tragedy that took Stephen.
July 1, 2019
Final supporters
Can you help our family in the final push to save lives and get Stephen's Law passed through the NYS Assembly?
In partnership with Save the Michaels of the World, we are working hard to create awareness around "Stephen's Law" (Senate Bill S4741A) which was passed by the NYS Senate on Monday, May 13, 2019. Stephen's Law will require medical providers to alert individuals who have a patient's consent to access medical information when the patient has a history of substance abuse and displays signs of relapse through various warning signs such as missed appointments or failed tox screens. To have this passed this year, we are asking for your help in getting this in front of the NYS Assembly before the end of June.
Stephen Canastraro, Jr. was a West Seneca native who bravely fought and lost his substance abuse battle on August 24, 2018. His medical provider failed to notify his mother, Angela Robertson, of Stephen's positive tox screen on August 22, 2018 and then passed away 2 days later on August 24, 2018. Angela was on Stephen's consent form which allowed her access to his records. Had one phone call been made to his mother, the outcome of Stephen's life may not have been death. She will never have that choice. By having Stephen's Law in place, this will prevent what happen to Stephen Canastraro, Jr. to happen to anyone else.
We hope that you will help us honor Stephen's life by helping save the lives of others. Please consider signing our petition in an effort to get Stephen's Law passed this year! Thank you for your consideration.
Updates
June 6, 2019
We just hit 500 signatures and the Assembly members can no longer ignore this. The medical establishment failed Stephen and they will keep failing families until we force them to change the law.
Reached 500 supporters
June 3, 2019
June 1, 2019
The NYS Assembly is still sitting on their hands while families across this state are losing loved ones to preventable tragedies. We are sick of the excuses and the silence from these politicians who refuse to prioritize Stephen's Law. If they think we are going away quietly while they ignore our calls they are dead wrong.
May 19, 2019
We just hit 100 signatures and the momentum is finally building against these negligent medical providers. The Assembly needs to stop dragging their feet and pass Stephen's Law before another family loses a child to this silence.
Reached 100 supporters
May 17, 2019
102 Comments
We lost our son Paul in Sept. 2017. Stephen and Paul were friends in their recovery. I want to think that if this law was in effect they would still be friends here on earth instead of in heaven. Please get Stephens law passed!
This is so important. Please pass this. My nephew didnt have have a chance because noone contacted his family. A simple call all it takes. No family should have to go through this.
I personally had the chance to work with this amazing woman and I believe that her son would have been alive today if something like this was in place. I myself am a recovering addict and wish someone knew the signs before I relapsed. I'm proud to say I now have two years clean. Please pass this bill our friends and families are dying.
As an addict and an alcoholic I firmly believe communication between family and treatment teams is essential. Not only for myself but for my family as well.
Stephen was my son. Save the Michaels and I were both on signed consents for Stephen. We were is safely nets. Had I kown he had a positive tox with fentynal ... Stephen May still be here.. he didn’t get that chance. I urge you please pass Stephens Law to save a life. Angela Robertson
Every dog, every pet loves human unconditionally ..Humans providtake care of them, providing for them, love them Zero tolerance for animal cruelty.
God bless
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Stephen's Law has officially passed the Assembly and is finally becoming reality. The medical establishment can no longer hide behind silence while families lose their loved ones. We forced them to do the right thing so that no one else has to endure the preventable tragedy that took Stephen.
July 1, 2019
Final supporters
Can you help our family in the final push to save lives and get Stephen's Law passed through the NYS Assembly?
In partnership with Save the Michaels of the World, we are working hard to create awareness around "Stephen's Law" (Senate Bill S4741A) which was passed by the NYS Senate on Monday, May 13, 2019. Stephen's Law will require medical providers to alert individuals who have a patient's consent to access medical information when the patient has a history of substance abuse and displays signs of relapse through various warning signs such as missed appointments or failed tox screens. To have this passed this year, we are asking for your help in getting this in front of the NYS Assembly before the end of June.
Stephen Canastraro, Jr. was a West Seneca native who bravely fought and lost his substance abuse battle on August 24, 2018. His medical provider failed to notify his mother, Angela Robertson, of Stephen's positive tox screen on August 22, 2018 and then passed away 2 days later on August 24, 2018. Angela was on Stephen's consent form which allowed her access to his records. Had one phone call been made to his mother, the outcome of Stephen's life may not have been death. She will never have that choice. By having Stephen's Law in place, this will prevent what happen to Stephen Canastraro, Jr. to happen to anyone else.
We hope that you will help us honor Stephen's life by helping save the lives of others. Please consider signing our petition in an effort to get Stephen's Law passed this year! Thank you for your consideration.
Updates
June 6, 2019
We just hit 500 signatures and the Assembly members can no longer ignore this. The medical establishment failed Stephen and they will keep failing families until we force them to change the law.
Reached 500 supporters
June 3, 2019
June 1, 2019
The NYS Assembly is still sitting on their hands while families across this state are losing loved ones to preventable tragedies. We are sick of the excuses and the silence from these politicians who refuse to prioritize Stephen's Law. If they think we are going away quietly while they ignore our calls they are dead wrong.
May 19, 2019
We just hit 100 signatures and the momentum is finally building against these negligent medical providers. The Assembly needs to stop dragging their feet and pass Stephen's Law before another family loses a child to this silence.
Reached 100 supporters
May 17, 2019
102 Comments
This is much needed. If informed consent is given, it is imperative that family have access so they can step in and help someone who cant clearly see the path to help themselves.
We lost our son Paul in Sept. 2017. Stephen and Paul were friends in their recovery. I want to think that if this law was in effect they would still be friends here on earth instead of in heaven. Please get Stephens law passed!
This is so important. Please pass this. My nephew didnt have have a chance because noone contacted his family. A simple call all it takes. No family should have to go through this.
I personally had the chance to work with this amazing woman and I believe that her son would have been alive today if something like this was in place. I myself am a recovering addict and wish someone knew the signs before I relapsed. I'm proud to say I now have two years clean. Please pass this bill our friends and families are dying.
As an addict and an alcoholic I firmly believe communication between family and treatment teams is essential. Not only for myself but for my family as well.
Stephen was my son. Save the Michaels and I were both on signed consents for Stephen. We were is safely nets. Had I kown he had a positive tox with fentynal ... Stephen May still be here.. he didn’t get that chance. I urge you please pass Stephens Law to save a life. Angela Robertson
Every dog, every pet loves human unconditionally ..Humans providtake care of them, providing for them, love them Zero tolerance for animal cruelty.
God bless
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This is much needed. If informed consent is given, it is imperative that family have access so they can step in and help someone who cant clearly see the path to help themselves.