Senate Bill S1271

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Permits nebulizers in schools and athletic fields; every nebulizer permitted must be maintained in working order by the school district, BOCES or non-public school

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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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2015-S1271 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5197
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §919, Ed L; amd §2, Chap 672 of 2007
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S4988, A8337

2015-S1271 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits nebulizers in schools and on athletic courts and fields to be administered by students with patient specific orders; requires every nebulizer permitted must be maintained in working order by the school district, BOCES or non-public school.

2015-S1271 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1271 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1271

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the use of
  nebulizers in schools; and to amend chapter 672 of the laws  of  2007,
  amending  the  education  law  relating  to the maintenance of on-site
  nebulizers, in relation to the  effectiveness  of  certain  provisions
  thereof

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

  Section 1. Section 919 of the education law, as amended by chapter  42
of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S  919.  On-site  nebulizers. 1. The board of education or trustees of
the school district responsible  for  providing  health  services  in  a
school,  or the board of cooperative educational services in the case of
programs under  its  jurisdiction,  shall  make  a  nebulizer  available
on-site  in  every  public  and private school building in which full or
part time nurse services are provided. Nebulizers in such school  build-
ings  shall  be  made available to allow reasonable access to all public
and private school students with a patient specific order,  who  require
inhaled medications administered by a nebulizer, provided, however, that
nebulizers  shall  be  administered by a school nurse [or], physician OR
OTHER LICENSED PROFESSIONAL AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM  SUCH  SERVICES  UNDER
TITLE  EIGHT  OF THIS CHAPTER pursuant to the student's patient specific
order. Every nebulizer shall be  maintained  in  working  order  by  the
school  district  or  board  of  cooperative  educational  services that
provides school health services to the school building where  the  nebu-
lizer  is  located.    NEBULIZERS  AT  SUCH LOCATIONS SHALL ALSO BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN  DIAGNOSED
BY  A  PHYSICIAN  OR  OTHER DULY AUTHORIZED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WITH AN
ASTHMATIC CONDITION OR ANOTHER RESPIRATORY  DISEASE  TO  SELF-ADMINISTER
INHALED  MEDICATIONS  THROUGH  SUCH  NEBULIZER  TO ALLEVIATE RESPIRATORY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02521-01-5
              

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