Assembly Bill A2392A

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 2392--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 18, 2011
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Introduced  by  M. of A. MARKEY, MILLMAN, BENEDETTO, JAFFEE, WEISENBERG,
  MONTESANO, WEPRIN, ROBINSON, ROSENTHAL, SCHIMEL,  ESPINAL,  ZEBROWSKI,
  ORTIZ,  ENGLEBRIGHT, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE,
  ARROYO, BOYLAND, CALHOUN, COLTON, COOK, CRESPO, GOTTFRIED, GRAF, McEN-
  ENY, McKEVITT, MENG, PERRY, REILLY,  P. RIVERA,  SALADINO,  TITONE  --
  read  once  and  referred  to  the Committee on Health -- reported and
  referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee  on
  Codes  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  requiring  golf
  course  operators  to  make  available at least one functional cardiac
  defibrillator and requiring  that  employees  of  such  facilities  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 public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
3000-e to read as follows:
  S 3000-E. FUNCTIONAL CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR AT GOLF COURSE. 1.  FOR THE
PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL BE DEFINED AS
FOLLOWS:
  A. "GOLF COURSE" MEANS AN AREA OF LAND LAID OUT FOR GOLF WITH A SERIES
OF NINE OR EIGHTEEN HOLES  EACH  INCLUDING  TEE,  FAIRWAY,  AND  PUTTING
GREEN.
  B.  "GOLF  COURSE OPERATOR" MEANS ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PART-
NERSHIP, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OR OTHER ENTITY, WHETHER PUBLICLY OR
PRIVATELY OWNED OR OPERATED, THAT MANAGES ANY GOLF COURSE.
  2. GOLF COURSE OPERATORS 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 THIS ARTICLE, IN QUANTITIES  AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03496-03-2

              

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TYPES  DEEMED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  TO BE ADEQUATE TO ENSURE READY AND
APPROPRIATE ACCESS FOR USE DURING EMERGENCIES.
  3.   EVERY GOLF COURSE OPERATOR SHALL HAVE IN ATTENDANCE, AT ALL TIMES
DURING STAFFED  BUSINESS  HOURS,  AT  LEAST  ONE  INDIVIDUAL  PERFORMING
EMPLOYMENT  OR  INDIVIDUAL  ACTING  AS  AN  AUTHORIZED  VOLUNTEER WHO IS
TRAINED, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION THREE
THOUSAND-B OF THIS ARTICLE, 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 THIS ARTICLE.
  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 THIS ARTICLE.
  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.