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Senate Bill S4621

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Increases to thirty-one members the state emergency medical advisory committee of the state emergency medical services council

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2011-S4621 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7311
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3002-a, Pub Health L

2011-S4621 - Summary

Increases to thirty-one members the state emergency medical advisory committee of the state emergency medical services council; provides that of the 23 physicians appointed by the commissioner of health, one shall be nominated by each of the regional emergency medical services councils, and one shall be the chairperson of the committee.

2011-S4621 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4621 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4621

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 13, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG, MAZIARZ -- 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 the state emergen-
  cy medical advisory committee

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 3002-a of the public health law,
as added by chapter 804 of the laws of  1992,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  There shall be a state emergency medical advisory committee of the
state emergency medical services  council  consisting  of  [twenty-nine]
THIRTY-ONE  members.  [Twenty-one]  TWENTY-THREE members shall be physi-
cians appointed by the commissioner, including one  from  each  regional
emergency  medical  [advisory  committee]  SERVICES COUNCIL and an addi-
tional physician from the city of New York [and at least], one pediatri-
cian, one trauma surgeon, [and] one psychiatrist AND THE CHAIRPERSON  AS
APPOINTED  BY THE COMMISSIONER. Each of the physicians shall have demon-
strated knowledge and experience in emergency  medical  services.  There
shall  be eight non-physician non-voting members appointed by the chair-
person of the state council, at least five of whom shall be  members  of
the  state  emergency  medical  services  council  at  the time of their
appointment. At least one of the eight shall be an emergency  nurse,  at
least  one  shall  be an advanced emergency medical technician, at least
one shall be a basic emergency medical  technician,  and  at  least  one
shall be employed in a hospital setting with administrative responsibil-
ity  for  a  hospital emergency department or service. [The commissioner
shall appoint a physician to chair the committee.]
  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  rule  or  regulation
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.

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

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2011-S4621A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7311
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3002-a, Pub Health L

2011-S4621A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases to thirty-one members the state emergency medical advisory committee of the state emergency medical services council; provides that of the 23 physicians appointed by the commissioner of health, one shall be nominated by each of the regional emergency medical services councils, and one shall be the chairperson of the committee.

2011-S4621A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4621A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4621--A
    Cal. No. 751

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 13, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. YOUNG, MAZIARZ, GALLIVAN, GRISANTI, RANZENHOFER --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the  Committee  on  Health  -- reported favorably from said committee,
  ordered to first and  second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,
  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
  third reading

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the membership  of
  the  state emergency medical advisory committee of the state emergency
  medical services council

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 3002-a of the public health law,
as added by chapter 804 of the laws of  1992,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  There shall be a state emergency medical advisory committee of the
state emergency medical services  council  consisting  of  [twenty-nine]
THIRTY-ONE  members.  [Twenty-one]  TWENTY-THREE members shall be physi-
cians appointed by the commissioner, including one [from]  NOMINATED  BY
each  regional emergency medical [advisory committee and] SERVICES COUN-
CIL,  an additional physician from the city of New York [and at  least],
one  pediatrician,  one  trauma  surgeon, [and] one psychiatrist AND THE
CHAIRPERSON.  Each of the physicians shall have  demonstrated  knowledge
and  experience in emergency medical services. There shall be eight non-
physician non-voting members appointed by the chairperson of  the  state
council,  at  least five of whom shall be members of the state emergency
medical services council at the time of their appointment. At least  one
of  the  eight  shall  be  an  emergency nurse, at least one shall be an
advanced emergency medical technician, at least one  shall  be  a  basic
emergency  medical  technician,  and at least one shall be employed in a
hospital setting with administrative responsibility for a hospital emer-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10342-02-1

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