Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 13, 2013 |
signed chap.479 |
Nov 01, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2013 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1484 substituted for s4361 |
Jun 20, 2013 |
substituted by a6121 ordered to third reading cal.1484 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 10, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
Mar 22, 2013 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S4361
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6121 - Signed by Governor
- 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) 22nd Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
2013-S4361 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6121
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง579, Pub Health L
2013-S4361 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4361 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to a voluntary ambulance service exception to the biennial registration fee PURPOSE: To exempt volunteer fire based EMS from the requirement to pay a fee to obtain a limited, lab license to perform blood glucose testing. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 579 of the Public Health Law to provide an exception for voluntary ambulance services being required to pay a fee to obtain a certificate of registration for blood glucose testing. Section 2: Effective Date. JUSTIFICATION: NYS Public Health law requires that any EMS agency testing blood glucose, whether by electronic glucometer or chemstrip, be required to possess a limited service laboratory registration. There is a biennial $200 limited license fee imposed on Volunteer EMS for this limited license. Additional statutory requirements prevent volunteer ambulance response
2013-S4361 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4361 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 22, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- 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 a voluntary ambu- lance service exception to the biennial registration fee THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 579 of the public health law, as added by chapter 204 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (b) The department may issue a certificate of registration authorizing the performance of one or more waived tests or provider-performed microscopy procedures for a period of up to two years if the applicant: (i) files a completed application with the department on such forms as the commissioner may prescribe; (ii) provides documentation acceptable to the department demonstrating the ability to comply with the require- ments of this subdivision; and (iii) pays a two hundred dollar biennial registration fee for each location where services are rendered[,]; EXCEPT THAT A VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND OPERATED UNDER SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE-B OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO PAY A FEE TO OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION; AND except that the following may operate multiple locations under a single registration and pay a single registration fee: (A) not-for-profit, state or local government laboratories or programs engaged in limited public health testing not exceeding fifteen types of tests per registration; or (B) applicants that maintain a fixed location in the state and are approved by the department to move from testing site to testing site. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09450-01-3
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