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Senate Bill S2024

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs that all ambulances' shall be equipped with epinephrine auto-injector devices

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2011-S2024 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3000-c, ren §3000-d to be §3000-e, add §3000-d, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S5291

2011-S2024 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs that all ambulances shall be equipped with epinephrine auto-injector devices.

2011-S2024 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2024 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2024

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SQUADRON, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER -- 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 directing that all
  ambulances shall be equipped with epinephrine auto-injector devices

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

  Section 1. The section heading of 3000-c of the public health law,  as
added by chapter 578 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  Epinephrine auto-injector devices; COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT.
  S  2. Section 3000-d of the public health law is renumbered 3000-e and
a new section 3000-d is added to read as follows:
  S 3000-D. EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICES; AMBULANCE SERVICES.    1.
AS  USED  IN THIS SECTION, "AMBULANCE" SHALL MEAN ANY MOTOR VEHICLE USED
TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN  SECTION
THREE THOUSAND ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, WHETHER OWNED BY THE STATE, A MUNIC-
IPAL CORPORATION OR BY A PRIVATE ENTITY.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, EVERY
AMBULANCE SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR.
  3. ALL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE  PROVIDERS  SHALL  HAVE  SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED  A  TRAINING  COURSE  IN  THE USE OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR
DEVICES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  4. EVERY AMBULANCE SERVICE AUTHORIZED TO POSSESS AND  USE  EPINEPHRINE
AUTO-INJECTOR  DEVICES  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL USE, MAINTAIN AND
DISPOSE OF SUCH DEVICES PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
  5. USE OF AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
SHALL BE CONSIDERED EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF  ANY  STATUTE
RELATING TO LIABILITY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02259-01-1

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