Assembly Bill A1091A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the consolidated assistance program for EMS departments which creates a sustainable state financing mechanism for emergency medical services

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2023-A1091 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3019, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9164

2023-A1091 - Summary

Establishes the consolidated assistance program for EMS departments which creates a sustainable state financing mechanism for emergency medical services.

2023-A1091 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1091
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. KELLES, SANTABARBARA, SIMON, THIELE, LUPARDO,
   SEAWRIGHT, CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
   consolidated  assistance  program  for EMS departments which creates a
   sustainable state financing mechanism for emergency medical services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 3018 to read as follows:
   § 3018. CONSOLIDATED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR EMS DEPARTMENTS. 1.    FOR
 THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE TERM "FUNDING LEVEL" SHALL MEAN THE
 AVERAGE AMOUNT OF FUNDING RECEIVED OVER THE PREVIOUS TWO  YEARS,  CALCU-
 LATED  FOR  EACH  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OR CONTRACT WITH
 OTHER MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS, VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING  VOLUNTEER
 AMBULANCES WHICH ARE BASED IN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, OR NON-PROFITS
 FOR  THE  PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WITHIN THEIR JURISDIC-
 TION.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR  ANY  OTHER
 LAW,  AND  SUBJECT  TO  AN APPROPRIATION MADE THEREFOR AND IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND WITH THE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, THE CONSOL-
 IDATED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE  DEPARTMENTS  IS
 HEREBY  ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PAYMENTS TO MUNICIPALITIES
 WHICH OPERATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS,  OR  CONTRACT  WITH
 OTHER  MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS, VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER
 AMBULANCES WHICH ARE BASED IN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, OR NON-PROFITS
 FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WITHIN  THEIR  JURISDIC-
 TION  AND WHICH DO NOT CONTRACT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WITH FOR-PROFIT
 ENTITIES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMUL-
 GATE ALL NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS TO CARRY  OUT  THE  PROGRAM  SO
 THAT  AN  EQUITABLE  DISTRIBUTION  OF  AID SHALL BE MADE TO SUCH MUNICI-
 PALITIES.
   3. ON OR BEFORE THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY OF  APRIL,  JUNE,  SEPTEMBER  AND
 NOVEMBER,  THERE  SHALL  BE  DISTRIBUTED  AND  PAID TO MUNICIPALITIES AN
 
              

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2023-A1091A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3019, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9164

2023-A1091A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the consolidated assistance program for EMS departments which creates a sustainable state financing mechanism for emergency medical services.

2023-A1091A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1091--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. KELLES, SANTABARBARA, SIMON, THIELE, LUPARDO,
   SEAWRIGHT, CLARK, LEVENBERG, GUNTHER, BORES, DARLING, BENDETT,  DeSTE-
   FANO,  McDONOUGH,  MILLER,  MCGOWAN, WOERNER, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, SHIMSKY,
   BUTTENSCHON, EACHUS, OTIS, BLUMENCRANZ, J. M. GIGLIO,  MAHER  --  read
   once  and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
   consolidated assistance program for EMS departments  which  creates  a
   sustainable state financing mechanism for emergency medical services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 3019 to read as follows:
   §  3019.  CONSOLIDATED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR EMS DEPARTMENTS. 1.  FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "FUNDING LEVEL"  SHALL  MEAN  THE
 AVERAGE  AMOUNT  OF FUNDING RECEIVED OVER THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS, CALCU-
 LATED FOR EACH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE  DEPARTMENT  OR  CONTRACT  WITH
 OTHER  MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS, VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER
 AMBULANCES WHICH ARE BASED IN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, OR  NON-PROFIT
 OR  FOR-PROFIT  ENTITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
 WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR  ANY  OTHER
 LAW,  AND  SUBJECT  TO  AN APPROPRIATION MADE THEREFOR AND IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND WITH THE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, THE CONSOL-
 IDATED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE  DEPARTMENTS  IS
 HEREBY  ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PAYMENTS TO MUNICIPALITIES
 WHICH OPERATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS,  OR  CONTRACT  WITH
 OTHER  MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS, VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER
 AMBULANCES WHICH ARE BASED IN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, OR  NON-PROFIT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03428-04-3
              

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