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Senate Bill S5291

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs that all ambulances shall be equipped with epinephrine auto-injector devices

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2009-S5291 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6416
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3000-c, renum §3000-d to be §3000-e, add §3000-d, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2024

2009-S5291 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs that all ambulances shall be equipped with epinephrine auto-injector devices.

2009-S5291 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5291 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5291

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SQUADRON, DIAZ, ONORATO -- 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 directing that all
  ambulances shall be equipped with epinephrine auto-injector devices

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

  Section  1. The section heading of 3000-c of the public health law, as
added by chapter 578 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  Epinephrine auto-injector devices; COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT.
  S 2. Section 3000-d of the public health law is renumbered 3000-e  and
a new section 3000-d is added to read as follows:
  S  3000-D.  EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICES; AMBULANCE SERVICES.  1.
AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "AMBULANCE" SHALL MEAN ANY MOTOR  VEHICLE  USED
TO  PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION
THREE THOUSAND ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, WHETHER OWNED BY THE STATE, A MUNIC-
IPAL CORPORATION OR BY A PRIVATE ENTITY.
  2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  EVERY
AMBULANCE SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR.
  3.  ALL  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED A TRAINING COURSE IN  THE  USE  OF  EPINEPHRINE  AUTO-INJECTOR
DEVICES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  4.  EVERY  AMBULANCE SERVICE AUTHORIZED TO POSSESS AND USE EPINEPHRINE
AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL USE,  MAINTAIN  AND
DISPOSE OF SUCH DEVICES PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
  5. USE OF AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
SHALL  BE  CONSIDERED EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY STATUTE
RELATING TO LIABILITY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09764-03-9

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