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Assembly Bill A10495

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Mandates annual CPR training for police officers, firefighters and first responders

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2011-A10495 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§214-d & 158-a, Exec L; add §14-109.1, NYC Ad Cd; amd §3052, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6042

2011-A10495 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Mandates annual CPR training for police officers, firefighters and first responders.

2011-A10495 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10495

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, the administrative code of  the  city
  of New York and the public health law, in relation to mandating annual
  cardiopulmonary resuscitation training

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  214-d
to read as follows:
  S  214-D.  ANNUAL  CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCITATION TRAINING. THE SUPER-
INTENDENT SHALL, FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE,  PROMULGATE  RULES
AND  REGULATIONS  WITHIN  SIX  MONTHS  AFTER  THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SECTION THAT REQUIRE EVERY MEMBER OF THE STATE POLICE  SUBJECT  TO  THIS
ARTICLE  TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION TRAINING
ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
  S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  158-a  to
read as follows:
  S 158-A. ANNUAL CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION TRAINING. THE STATE FIRE
ADMINISTRATOR  SHALL  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN SIX MONTHS
AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION THAT REQUIRE  ALL  FIREFIGHTERS
SUBJECT  TO THIS ARTICLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE CARDIOPULMONARY RESUS-
CITATION TRAINING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
  S 3. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
adding a new section 14-109.1 to read as follows:
  S  14-109.1 ANNUAL CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION TRAINING. THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN  SIX  MONTHS  AFTER
THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION THAT REQUIRE EVERY MEMBER OF THE
POLICE FORCE SUBJECT TO THIS TITLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE CARDIOPULMO-
NARY RESUSCITATION TRAINING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
  S 4. Section 3052 of the public health law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT ALL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
PERSONNEL SUBJECT TO THIS ARTICLE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE  CARDIOPULMONARY
RESUSCITATION TRAINING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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