Assembly Bill A4923

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a pilot program authorizing the department of motor vehicles to include certain emergency medical information on drivers database

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A4923 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §504, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A9958

2011-A4923 - Summary

Establishes a pilot program directing the department of motor vehicles to establish a confidential database of the emergency medical information of drivers who elect to participate; such information would only be provided to emergency medical personnel when a participant was in need of care.

2011-A4923 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4923

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
  forms of licenses to include blood types

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 504 of the  vehi-
cle  and  traffic  law, as separately amended by chapters 568 and 639 of
the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) Every license or renewal thereof shall  contain  a  distinguishing
mark  and  adequate  space  upon  which  an anatomical gift, pursuant to
section forty-three hundred ten of the public health law, by the  licen-
see shall be recorded and shall contain such other information and shall
be  issued  in  such form as the commissioner shall determine; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER THAT EVERY LICENSE OR RENEWAL THEREOF SHALL  CONTAIN  A  DISTIN-
GUISHING  NUMBER  OR  MARK  AND ADEQUATE SPACE UPON WHICH THE LICENSEE'S
BLOOD TYPE MAY BE RECORDED AT THE OPTION  OF  THE  LICENSEE,  AND  SHALL
CONTAIN  SUCH OTHER RELATED INFORMATION AND SHALL BE ISSUED IN SUCH FORM
AS THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH,
SHALL  DETERMINE;  provided,  however,  every license or renewal thereof
issued to a person under the age of twenty-one years shall  have  promi-
nently  imprinted upon it the statement "UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE" in nota-
bly distinctive  print  or  format;  provided  further,  however,  every
license  or renewal thereof issued to a person making an anatomical gift
shall have prominently printed upon the front of such license or renewal
thereof the statement "ORGAN DONOR"  in  notably  distinctive  print  or
format. The commissioner shall not require fees for the issuance of such
licenses or renewals thereof to persons under twenty-one years of age or
to  persons  making an anatomical gift which are different from the fees
required for the issuance of licenses or  renewals  thereof  to  persons

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04224-01-1

              

2011-A4923A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §504, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A9958

2011-A4923A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a pilot program directing the department of motor vehicles to establish a confidential database of the emergency medical information of drivers who elect to participate; such information would only be provided to emergency medical personnel when a participant was in need of care.

2011-A4923A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4923--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public health law,
  in relation to establishing a pilot program authorizing the department
  of motor vehicles to include certain health information on persons who
  elect to participate in such program

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

  Section  1.    Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 639 of the laws of 2006, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  1.  Application for license.  Application for a driver's license shall
be made to the commissioner.  The fee prescribed by law may be submitted
with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identi-
ty, age, and fitness as may be required by the commissioner. The commis-
sioner may also provide that the application procedure shall include the
taking of a photo image or images of the applicant  in  accordance  with
rules  and  regulations prescribed by the commissioner. In addition, the
commissioner also shall require that the applicant provide  his  or  her
social  security number and provide space on the application so that the
applicant may register in the New York  state  organ  and  tissue  donor
registry under section forty-three hundred ten of the public health law.
IN  ADDITION,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PROVIDE SPACE ON THE APPLICATION
WHEREBY THE APPLICANT  MAY  PROVIDE  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  INFORMATION  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  SUBDIVISION  SIX OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS
ARTICLE. In addition, an applicant for a commercial driver's license who
will operate a commercial motor vehicle  in  interstate  commerce  shall
certify  that such applicant meets the requirements to operate a commer-
cial motor vehicle, as set forth in public law 99-570,  title  XII,  and
title 49 of the code of federal regulations, and all regulations promul-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04224-03-1
              

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