NY State Senate Bill 2015-S6567

Senate Bill S6567

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring 911 operators to ask callers for the approximate height and weight of the patient

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Jan 27, 2016	referred to local government

2015-S6567 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: County Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §328, County L; add §14-155, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S4093
2019-2020: S2118
2021-2022: S3254
2023-2024: S5844

2015-S6567 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring 911 operators to ask callers for the approximate height and weight of the patient.

2015-S6567 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6567

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the county law and the administrative code of the city
of New York, in relation to requiring 911 operators to ask callers for
the approximate height and weight of the patient

 PURPOSE :

To require 911 operators to ask callers for the approximate height and
weight of the patient.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends subdivision 4 of section 328 of the county law by
adding a new paragraph (c) providing that all 911 operators who
receive an emergency call are required to ask the caller for the
approximate height and weight of the patient, when practicable, and
give that information to the fire or emergency service dispatcher. In
the event the 911 operator transfers the call prior to receiving the
height and weight of the patient, the fire or emergency service
dispatcher shall ask for the approximate height and weight of the
patient, when practicable.

Section 2 amends the administrative code of the city of New York by

adding a new section 14155 reflecting the same.

Section 3 provides this act shall take effect on the sixtieth day
after it shall have become a law.

 EXISTING LAW :

This is a new law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases, nearly two thirds of U.S. adults are overweight, and
one third are obese. Overweight and obesity are known risk factors for
numerous illnesses, including diabetes, heart disease, stroke,
hypertension, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, breathing problems
and some forms of cancer. As a result, overweight people have greater
health care needs than the general population.

This legislation will require emergency response personnel to take
into consideration the size of patients to better serve their needs,
including the kind of equipment and number of responders that will be
necessary.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2015-S6567 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6567

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 27, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the county law and the administrative code of  the  city
  of New York, in relation to requiring 911 operators to ask callers for
  the approximate height and weight of the patient

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 328 of the county law  is  amended
by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C) IN ADDITION, THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT AND REQUIRE THAT ALL 911 OPERA-
TORS  WHO  RECEIVE  AN  EMERGENCY  CALL  THAT REQUIRES FIRE OR EMERGENCY
SERVICE PERSONNEL TO BE DISPATCHED TO AID A PATIENT, SHALL ASK THE CALL-
ER FOR THE APPROXIMATE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF THE PATIENT, WHEN  PRACTICA-
BLE,  AND  GIVE  THAT  INFORMATION  TO  THE  FIRE  OR  EMERGENCY SERVICE
DISPATCHER. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE EVENT SUCH 911 OPERATOR  TRANSFERS  THE
EMERGENCY CALL TO FIRE OR EMERGENCY SERVICE DISPATCHERS PRIOR TO OBTAIN-
ING  THE  HEIGHT AND WEIGHT INFORMATION OF THE PATIENT THE FIRE OR EMER-
GENCY SERVICE DISPATCHER SHALL ASK THE CALLER FOR THE APPROXIMATE HEIGHT
AND WEIGHT OF THE PATIENT, WHEN PRACTICABLE.
  S 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
adding a new section 14-155 to read as follows:
  S 14-155. 911 EMERGENCY CALL PATIENT INFORMATION.  WHEN A 911 OPERATOR
RECEIVES  AN  EMERGENCY  CALL  THAT  REQUIRES  FIRE OR EMERGENCY SERVICE
PERSONNEL TO BE DISPATCHED TO AID A PATIENT, THE 911 OPERATOR SHALL  ASK
THE  CALLER  FOR  THE APPROXIMATE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF THE PATIENT, WHEN
PRACTICABLE, AND GIVE THAT INFORMATION TO THE FIRE OR EMERGENCY  SERVICE
DISPATCHER.  IN  THE EVENT THE 911 OPERATOR TRANSFERS THE EMERGENCY CALL
TO FIRE OR EMERGENCY SERVICE DISPATCHERS PRIOR TO OBTAINING  THE  HEIGHT
AND  WEIGHT  INFORMATION  OF  THE PATIENT, THE FIRE OR EMERGENCY SERVICE
DISPATCHER SHALL ASK THE CALLER FOR THE APPROXIMATE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF
THE PATIENT, WHEN PRACTICABLE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13489-01-6

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