BILL NUMBER:A10626
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law and the social services
law, in relation to provision of services at community centers for
senior citizens in cities of one million or more persons
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires senior citizen centers in New
York City to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would amend section 214 of the
elder law by adding a new subdivision 8 to require senior citizen
centers or community centers, that provide services to elderly persons
in cities of one million or more, to provide a person on staff that is
certified in adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This bill also
amends section 370 of the social services law by adding a new subdivi-
sion 4 to require community centers, furnishing services for senior
citizens in cities of one million or more, to provide a staff person
certified in CPR.
JUSTIFICATION:
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: S.1208 (2008) - Kruger
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10626
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 13, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the elder law and the social services law, in relation
to provision of services at community centers for senior citizens in
cities of one million or more persons
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 214 of the elder law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 8 to read as follows:
8. WHENEVER COMMUNITY SERVICES ARE FURNISHED TO ELDERLY PERSONS IN
COMMUNITY SETTINGS IN CITIES OF ONE MILLION OR MORE PERSONS, SUCH AS
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTERS, OR COMMUNITY CENTERS SUCH CENTERS SHALL PROVIDE
A PERSON OR PERSONS CERTIFIED IN ADULT CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN
SUCH NUMBERS AS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR AS SUFFICIENT TO
COVER THE AREA WITHIN THE SENIOR CENTER AND THOSE SENIORS PARTICIPATING
IN SAID AREA. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A PERSON IS CERTI-
FIED IN ADULT CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IF HE OR SHE HAS SUCCESSFUL-
LY COMPLETED SUCH COURSE CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OR THE
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND OTHERWISE MEETS SUCH REQUIREMENTS AS MAY
BE ESTABLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO, CONTINUING EDUCATION OR TRAINING TO MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION IN ADULT
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.
S 2. Section 370 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
4. COMMUNITY CENTERS FURNISHING SERVICES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS UNDER
THIS TITLE IN CITIES OF ONE MILLION OR MORE PERSONS, SHALL PROVIDE A
PERSON OR PERSONS CERTIFIED IN ADULT CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN
SUCH NUMBERS AS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE AREA WITHIN THE
SENIOR CENTER AND THOSE SENIORS PARTICIPATING IN SAID AREA. FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A PERSON IS CERTIFIED IN ADULT CARDIOPUL-
MONARY RESUSCITATION IF HE OR SHE HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED SUCH COURSE
CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
AND OTHERWISE MEETS SUCH REQUIREMENTS AS MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY SUCH
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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