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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
Feb 14, 2011 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 07, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 01, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 31, 2011 |
1st report cal.44 |
Jan 19, 2011 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S2387
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S2387 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6161
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง3000-b, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S3044
2011-S2387 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to permitting the possession of external defibrillators by a health care practitioner licensed or certified under title VIII of the education law or a person certified under this article acting within his or her lawful scope of practice or by a person acting pursuant to a lawful prescription.
2011-S2387 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2387 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the possession of external defibrillators(AED) PURPOSE: To allow emergency medical technicians to carry an AED in their personal vehicles at the request of the emergency medical service provider and to ensure that they be equipped to act as an emergency first responder to cardiac emergencies. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subparagraph (a) of paragraph (3) section 3000-b of the public health law to add "possession or" to expand the freedom of licensed medical providers to carry and use an AED. EXISTING LAW: Under current law there is no exception for an EMT to posses and use an AED while off duty without being licensed as an public access defibrillator provider through the establishment of a collaborative agreement as outlined by public health law paragraph (2) section 3000-b. JUSTIFICATION:
2011-S2387 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2387 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEWARD, DeFRANCISCO, HANNON, JOHNSON, LARKIN, O'MARA, RANZENHOFER, SALAND -- 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 possession of external defibrillators THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 3000-b of the public health law, as amended by chapter 243 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: (a) No person may operate an automated external defibrillator unless the person has successfully completed a training course in the operation of an automated external defibrillator approved by a nationally-recog- nized organization or the state emergency medical services council. However, this section shall not prohibit THE POSSESSION OR operation of an automated external defibrillator, (i) by a health care practitioner licensed or certified under title VIII of the education law or a person certified under this article acting within his or her lawful scope of practice; (ii) by a person acting pursuant to a lawful prescription; or (iii) by a person who operates the automated external defibrillator other than as part of or incidental to his or her employment or regular duties, who is acting in good faith, with reasonable care, and without expectation of monetary compensation, to provide first aid that includes operation of an automated external defibrillator; nor shall this section limit any good samaritan protections provided in section three thou- sand-a 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. LBD05746-01-1
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