Senate Bill S5598

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Outlines when certain vehicles shall be considered an emergency ambulance service vehicle

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S5598 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9935
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §115-c, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S745, A686

2011-S5598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Outlines when certain vehicles shall be considered an emergency ambulance service vehicle; provides that every vehicle operated for emergency medical service purposes owned by an entity or agency of the state, a public authority, a county, town, city or village certified pursuant to section three thousand five of the public health law to operate an ambulance or advance life support first response service, for the purposes of section one hundred one of the vehicle and traffic law shall be considered an emergency ambulance service vehicle.

2011-S5598 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5598

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 6, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to emergency
  ambulance service vehicles

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 115-c of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by
chapter 142 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  S 115-c. Emergency ambulance service vehicle. An  emergency  ambulance
service  vehicle  shall  be  defined  as an appropriately equipped motor
vehicle owned or operated by an ambulance service as defined in  section
three  thousand one of the public health law and used for the purpose of
transporting emergency  medical  personnel  and  equipment  to  sick  or
injured persons. PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT EVERY VEHICLE OPERATED FOR EMER-
GENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICE  PURPOSES  OWNED  BY  AN ENTITY OR AGENCY OF THE
STATE, A PUBLIC AUTHORITY, A COUNTY, TOWN,  CITY  OR  VILLAGE  CERTIFIED
PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  THREE  THOUSAND  FIVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO
OPERATE AN AMBULANCE OR ADVANCE LIFE  SUPPORT  FIRST  RESPONSE  SERVICE,
WHEN  OPERATED  IN  AN  OFFICIAL CAPACITY BY OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A
SUPERVISORY OFFICER OR THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF  SUCH  ENTITY  OR  AGENCY
SHALL  BE  CONSIDERED  AN  EMERGENCY  AMBULANCE  SERVICE VEHICLE FOR THE
PURPOSES OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11963-01-1


              

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