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Senate Bill S7295

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires a golf course to provide and maintain on-site automated external defibrillators

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2009-S7295 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4443
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง391-q, Gen Bus L

2009-S7295 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a golf course to provide and maintain on-site automated external defibrillator in quantities and types deemed by the commissioner to be adequate to ensure the ready access for use during emergencies; requires at least one staff person or volunteer to be trained in the operation and use of the AED; provides liability clause for any person who voluntarily renders emergency treatment using the defibrillator.

2009-S7295 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7295

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 29, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  requiring  a
  golf  course  to  make available at least one functional cardiac defi-
  brillator and requiring that employees of such facility be trained  in
  its proper operation and use

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
391-q to read as follows:
  S 391-Q. FUNCTIONAL CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR AT GOLF COURSE. 1.  FOR  THE
PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "GOLF COURSE OPERATOR" SHALL INCLUDE
ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP,  UNINCORPORATED  ASSOCIATION
OR OTHER ENTITY, WHETHER PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY OWNED OR OPERATED, MANAG-
ING ANY GOLF COURSE.
  2. A GOLF COURSE OPERATOR SHALL PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE AUTOMATED
EXTERNAL  DEFIBRILLATORS  (AED), AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVI-
SION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN  QUAN-
TITIES  AND TYPES DEEMED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH TO BE ADEQUATE TO
ENSURE READY AND APPROPRIATE ACCESS FOR USE DURING EMERGENCIES.
  3. THE GOLF COURSE OPERATORS SHALL ENSURE THE PRESENCE DURING HOURS OF
OPERATION OF AT LEAST ONE STAFF PERSON  OR  VOLUNTEER  WHO  IS  TRAINED,
PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION THREE THOU-
SAND-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN THE OPERATION AND USE OF AN AED.
  4. GOLF COURSE OPERATORS SHALL BE  SUBJECT  TO  THE  REQUIREMENTS  AND
LIMITATIONS OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  5.  ANY  GOLF  COURSE OPERATOR, HIS OR HER EMPLOYEE OR OTHER AGENT, OR
ANY PERSON WHO VOLUNTARILY AND WITHOUT EXPECTATION OF  MONETARY  COMPEN-
SATION  RENDERS EMERGENCY TREATMENT USING SUCH DEFIBRILLATOR PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION, TO A PERSON WHO IS UNCONSCIOUS, ILL OR INJURED, SHALL ONLY
BE LIABLE PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law, provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any  rules  or  regulations
necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.

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