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Assembly Bill A6161

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting the possession of external defibrillators by certain persons

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2011-A6161 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2387
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3000-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S3044

2011-A6161 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to permitting the possession of external defibrillators by a health care practitioner licensed or certified under title VIII of the education law or a person certified under this article acting within his or her lawful scope of practice or by a person acting pursuant to a lawful prescription.

2011-A6161 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6161

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 8, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the possession of
  external defibrillators

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 3 of section 3000-b of the
public health law, as amended by chapter 243 of the  laws  of  2010,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (a)  No  person may operate an automated external defibrillator unless
the person has successfully completed a training course in the operation
of an automated external defibrillator approved by  a  nationally-recog-
nized  organization  or  the  state  emergency medical services council.
However, this section shall not prohibit THE POSSESSION OR operation  of
an  automated  external defibrillator, (i) by a health care practitioner
licensed or certified under title VIII of the education law or a  person
certified  under  this  article acting within his or her lawful scope of
practice; (ii) by a person acting pursuant to a lawful prescription;  or
(iii)  by  a  person  who  operates the automated external defibrillator
other than as part of or incidental to his or her employment or  regular
duties,  who  is acting in good faith, with reasonable care, and without
expectation of monetary compensation, to provide first aid that includes
operation of an automated external defibrillator; nor shall this section
limit any good samaritan protections provided  in  section  three  thou-
sand-a of this article.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05746-01-1

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