Assembly Bill A686A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that certain vehicles owned or operated by an ambulance service shall be an emergency ambulance service vehicle when operated by the ambulance service operator or his or her designee

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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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2013-A686 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §115-c, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9935

2013-A686 - Summary

Provides that certain vehicles owned or operated by an ambulance service shall be an emergency ambulance service vehicle when operated by the ambulance service operator or his or her designee in his or her official capacity.

2013-A686 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   686

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SCHIMEL, LAVINE, GALEF, JAFFEE, KEARNS, MILLER,
  HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  COOK,  FINCH,  GIBSON,  RA,
  RAIA,  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Trans-
  portation

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.
                                                           LBD01419-01-3

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2013-A686A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §115-c, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9935

2013-A686A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that certain vehicles owned or operated by an ambulance service shall be an emergency ambulance service vehicle when operated by the ambulance service operator or his or her designee in his or her official capacity.

2013-A686A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 686--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SCHIMEL, LAVINE, GALEF, JAFFEE, KEARNS, MILLER,
  HOOPER, WEISENBERG -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  COOK,  FINCH,
  GIBSON, MONTESANO, RA, RAIA -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

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] A  motor
vehicle  owned or operated by an ambulance service as defined in section
three thousand one of the public health law [and] THAT IS:
  1. used AND APPROPRIATELY EQUIPPED for  the  purpose  of  transporting
emergency medical personnel and equipment to sick or injured persons[.];
OR
  2.  USED BY OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AN AMBULANCE SERVICE OPERATOR OR
AMBULANCE SERVICE SUPERVISORY OR OTHER PERSONNEL DESIGNATED  IN  WRITING
BY THE OPERATOR OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE AS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING COMMAND, SUPERVISION OR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
THEREFOR. SUCH WRITTEN DESIGNATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REVOCATION AT ANY
TIME  BY  THE  OPERATOR  WHO  CERTIFIED  SUCH  DESIGNATION OR HIS OR HER
SUCCESSOR IN OFFICE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AN  EMERGENCY
AMBULANCE  SERVICE  VEHICLE SHALL HAVE THE NAME OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE
CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYED ON THE VEHICLE AND SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN  EMER-
GENCY  AMBULANCE  SERVICE  VEHICLE  ONLY  WHEN OPERATED BY THE AMBULANCE
SERVICE OPERATOR, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE AS CERTIFIED IN WRITING, IN HIS
OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY.   A  VEHICLE  DEEMED  AN  EMERGENCY  AMBULANCE

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

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