Senate Bill S7013C

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of municipal advanced life support first responder service or municipal ambulance service

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

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 03, 2012	signed chap.464
Sep 21, 2012	delivered to governor
Jun 20, 2012	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1438 substituted for s7013c
Jun 20, 2012	substituted by a9943c ordered to third reading cal.1438 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 14, 2012	print number 7013c
Jun 14, 2012	amend (t) and recommit to health
May 29, 2012	print number 7013b
May 29, 2012	amend (t) and recommit to health
May 23, 2012	print number 7013a
May 23, 2012	amend (t) and recommit to health
Apr 20, 2012	referred to health

Votes

- Jun 20, 2012 - Floor Vote
  A9943
  
  Aye
  
  33
  
  Nay
  
  27
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  2
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 20, 2012
      
      aye (33)
      
      Alesi
      
      Ball
      
      Diaz
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Savino
      
      Skelos
      
      Storobin
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      nay (27)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Sampson
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      excused (2)
      
      Espaillat
      
      Huntley
  Jun 20, 2012 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7013C
  
  Aye
  
  12
  
  Nay
  
  10
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  3
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 20, 2012
      
      aye (12)
      
      Alesi
      
      Dilan
      
      Farley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Johnson
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Marcellino
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Saland
      
      Skelos
      
      nay (10)
      
      Breslin
      
      Duane
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Krueger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Sampson
      
      Smith
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Hannon
      
      Maziarz
      
      Seward

Bill Amendments

2011-S7013 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9943
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3008, Pub Health L

2011-S7013 - Summary

Relates to the provision of municipal advanced life support first responder service or municipal ambulance service.

2011-S7013 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S7013

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to eliminating the
requirement to prove public need for the establishment and operation of
advanced life support services or municipal ambulance services by a
municipality or fire district

PURPOSE:
This bill provides that a municipality or a fire district acting on
behalf of a municipality, and acting through its local legislative
body, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local
laws, ordinances or resolutions to establish and operate advanced
life support first response services or municipal ambulance services
within the municipality or fire district when they meet or exceed all
standards set by the department for appropriate training, staffing
and equipment and upon filing with the New York State Emergency
Medical Services Council, a written request for such authorization.
Upon filing, the municipal advanced life support first responder
services or municipal ambulance service shall be deemed to have
permanently fulfilled all the requirements for a determination of
public need.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1- Amends subdivision 7 of section 3008 of the public health

law by extending the current two year presumption of need given to a
municipality's or fire district application for a certificate of need
if the appropriate conditions are met.

Section 2- Contains the effective date.

EXISTING LAW:
Currently, under section 3008 of the Public Health Law,
municipalities, or fire districts acting on behalf of a municipality
are granted a two year presumption of need. Upon two years of
operation and the expiration of the presumption an application must
be filed with a regional council for a determination of public need
prior to the continued operation of a municipal advanced life support
first response service or municipal ambulance service.

JUSTIFICATION:
Municipalities currently find themselves at a distinct disadvantage
when applying for a certificate of need to continue the provision of
advanced life support first response services.
Since they are not applying to a regional council, which by statute is
made up of not less than two-thirds industry representatives, it is
difficult to prove that the current service is inadequate.

Given that many municipalities around the state have spent great time
and expense in training municipal employees in advanced life support
and have the appropriate equipment and staffing necessary to provide
the service, they should not be subject to the additional scrutiny of
the regional council.


For instance, last year the city of Utica's municipal ambulance
service resulted in $959,000 after all expenses were paid being
placed in the city's general fund. This revenue saved the city's
taxpayers a 5% tax increase. However, the city of Utica's application
for a permanent certificate was denied by its regional council and
its municipal ambulance is only operating pending the outcome of its
appeal currently in the New York State Appellate Division, 3rd
Department.

Moreover, the city of Glens Falls has operated its ambulance service
since 2009. In 2011 it applied to its regional council for permanent
operating authority. Its application was challenged by a private
ambulance service and is on administrative appeal. Through the
operation of its municipal ambulance service in 2011, $310,323 in
revenue was generated to decrease municipal taxes.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2011-S7013 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7013

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- 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  eliminating  the
  requirement  to  prove public need for the establishment and operation
  of advanced life support services or municipal ambulance services by a
  municipality or fire district

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 7 of section 3008 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 510 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  7. [(a)] Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the
provisions of this article, any municipality within this state, or  fire
district  acting  on behalf of any such municipality, and acting through
its local legislative body, is hereby authorized and empowered to  adopt
and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions to establish and operate
advanced  life  support  first responder services or municipal ambulance
services within the municipality, upon meeting or exceeding  all  stand-
ards set by the department for appropriate training, staffing and equip-
ment, and upon filing with the New York state emergency medical services
council,  a  written  request  for such authorization. Upon such filing,
such municipal advanced life support first responder service or  munici-
pal  ambulance  service  shall  be  deemed to have satisfied any and all
requirements for determination of public need for the  establishment  of
additional  emergency  medical  services pursuant to this article [for a
period of two years following the date of such filing]. Nothing in  this
article  shall  be deemed to exclude the municipal advanced life support
first responder service or municipal ambulance service authorized to  be
established  and  operated  pursuant to this article from complying with
any other requirement or provision of this article or any other applica-
ble provision of law.
  [(b) In the case of an application for certification pursuant to  this
subdivision,  for  a  municipal advanced life support or municipal ambu-
lance service, to serve the area  within  the  municipality,  where  the
proposed service meets or exceeds the appropriate training, staffing and
equipment  standards,  there  shall  be a strong presumption in favor of
approving the application.]
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15463-01-2

2011-S7013A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9943
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3008, Pub Health L

2011-S7013A - Summary

Relates to the provision of municipal advanced life support first responder service or municipal ambulance service.

2011-S7013A - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S7013A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to
permanent certification
of
advanced life support services or municipal ambulance services by a
municipality or fire district

PURPOSE:
This bill provides that a municipality or a fire district acting on
behalf of a municipality, and acting through its local legislative
body, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local
laws, ordinances or resolutions to establish and operate advanced
life support first response services or municipal ambulance services
within the municipality or fire district when they meet or exceed all
standards set by the department for appropriate training, staffing
and equipment and upon filing with the New York State Emergency
Medical Services Council, a written request for such authorization.
Upon filing, the municipal advanced life support first responder
services or municipal ambulance service shall be deemed to have
permanently fulfilled all the requirements for a determination of
public need.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1- Amends subdivision 7 of section 3008 of the public health
law by extending the current two year presumption of need given to a
municipality's or fire district application for a certificate of need
if the appropriate conditions are met.

Section 2- Contains the effective date.

EXISTING LAW:
Currently, under section 3008 of the Public Health Law,
municipalities, or fire districts acting on behalf of a municipality
are granted a two year presumption of need. Upon two years of
operation and the expiration of the presumption an application must
be filed with a regional council for a determination of public need
prior to the continued operation of a municipal advanced life support
first response service or municipal ambulance service.

JUSTIFICATION:
Municipalities currently find themselves at a distinct disadvantage
when applying for a certificate of need to continue the provision of
advanced life support first response services.
Since they are not applying to a regional council, which by statute is
made up of not less than two-thirds industry representatives, it is
difficult to prove that the current service is inadequate.

Given that many municipalities around the state have spent great time
and expense in training municipal employees in advanced life support
and have the appropriate equipment and staffing necessary to provide
the service, they should not be subject to the additional scrutiny of
the regional council.


For instance, last year the city of Utica's municipal ambulance
service resulted in $959,000 after all expenses were paid being
placed in the city's general fund. This revenue saved the city's
taxpayers a 5% tax increase. However, the city of Utica's application
for a permanent certificate was denied by its regional council and
its municipal ambulance is only operating pending the outcome of its
appeal currently in the New York State Appellate Division, 3rd
Department.

Moreover, the city of Glens Falls has operated its ambulance service
since 2009. In 2011 it applied to its regional council for permanent
operating authority. Its application was challenged by a private
ambulance service and is on administrative appeal. Through the
operation of its municipal ambulance service in 2011, $310,323 in
revenue was generated to decrease municipal taxes.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2011-S7013A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7013--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to permanent certif-
  ication of advanced  life  support  services  or  municipal  ambulance
  services by a municipality or fire district

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3008 of the public health law,  as
added by chapter 510 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  7.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the
provisions of this article, any municipality within this state, or  fire
district  acting  on behalf of any such municipality, and acting through
its local legislative body, is hereby authorized and empowered to  adopt
and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions to establish and operate
advanced  life  support  first responder services or municipal ambulance
services within the municipality, upon meeting or exceeding  all  stand-
ards set by the department for appropriate training, staffing and equip-
ment, and upon filing with the New York state emergency medical services
council,  a  written  request  for such authorization. Upon such filing,
such municipal advanced life support first responder service or  munici-
pal  ambulance  service  shall  be  deemed to have satisfied any and all
requirements for determination of public need for the  establishment  of
additional  emergency  medical  services pursuant to this article [for a
period of two years following the date of such filing]. Nothing in  this
article  shall  be deemed to exclude the municipal advanced life support
first responder service or municipal ambulance service authorized to  be
established  and  operated  pursuant to this article from complying with
any other requirement or provision of this article or any other applica-
ble provision of law.
  (b) [In the case of an application for certification pursuant to  this
subdivision,  for  a  municipal advanced life support or municipal ambu-
lance service, to serve the area  within  the  municipality,  where  the

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

                                                           LBD15463-03-2

S. 7013--A                          2

proposed service meets or exceeds the appropriate training, staffing and
equipment  standards,  there  shall  be a strong presumption in favor of
approving the application.] NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF  THIS
ARTICLE,  ANY MUNICIPALITY WITHIN THIS STATE, OR FIRE DISTRICT ACTING ON
BEHALF OF ANY SUCH MUNICIPALITY, WHICH APPLIES FOR A  PERMANENT  CERTIF-
ICATION PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWO YEAR PERI-
OD  UNDER  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO
APPLY TO ITS REGIONAL COUNCIL OR THE STATE COUNCIL, AND THE  APPLICATION
SHALL  BE  SUBMITTED  TO  AND  APPROVED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER UNLESS THE
COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE HAS  FAILED  TO  MEET  THE
APPROPRIATE TRAINING, STAFFING AND EQUIPMENT STANDARDS.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
municipality or fire district that  has  a  temporary  determination  of
public  need under paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 3008 of the
public health law upon the effective date of this act, and to any appli-
cation made by a municipality or fire district pursuant to such  section
that  is  pending any administrative or judicial appeal process upon the
effective date of this act.

co-Sponsors

2011-S7013B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9943
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3008, Pub Health L

2011-S7013B - Summary

Relates to the provision of municipal advanced life support first responder service or municipal ambulance service.

2011-S7013B - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S7013B

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to eliminating the
requirement to prove public need for the establishment and operation of
advanced life support services or municipal ambulance services by a
municipality or fire district

PURPOSE:
This bill provides that a municipality or a fire district
acting on behalf of a municipality, and acting through its local
legislative body, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and
amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions to establish and operate
advanced life support first response services or municipal ambulance
services within the municipality or fire district when they meet or
exceed all standards set by the department for appropriate training,
staffing and equipment and upon filing with the New York State
Emergency Medical Services Council, a written request for such
authorization. Upon filing, the municipal advanced life support first
responder services or municipal ambulance service shall be deemed to
have permanently fulfilled all the requirements for a determination
of public need.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1- Amends subdivision 7 of section 3008 of the public health

law by extending the current two year presumption of need given to a
municipality's or fire district application for a certificate of need
if the appropriate conditions are met.

Section 2- Contains the effective date.

EXISTING LAW:
Currently, under section 3008 of the Public Health Law,
municipalities, or fire districts acting on behalf of a municipality
are granted a two year presumption of need. Upon two years of
operation and the expiration of the presumption an application must
be filed with a regional council for a determination of public need
prior to the continued operation of a municipal advanced life support
first response service or municipal ambulance service.

JUSTIFICATION:
Municipalities currently find themselves at a distinct
disadvantage when applying for a certificate of need to continue the
provision of advanced life support first response services. Since
they are not applying to a regional council, which by statute is made
up of
not less than two-thirds industry representatives, it is difficult to
prove that the current service is inadequate.

Given that many municipalities around the state have spent great time
and expense in training municipal employees in advanced life support
and have the appropriate equipment and staffing necessary to provide
the service, they should not be subject to the additional scrutiny of
the regional council.

For instance, last year the city of Utica's municipal ambulance
service resulted in $959,000 after all expenses were paid being
placed in the city's general fund. This revenue saved the city's
taxpayers a 5% tax increase. However, the city of Utica's application
for a permanent certificate was denied by its regional council and
its municipal ambulance is only operating pending the outcome of its
appeal currently in the New York State Appellate Division, 3rd
Department.

Moreover, the city of Glens Falls has operated its ambulance service
since 2009. In 2011 it applied to its regional council for permanent
operating authority. Its application was challenged by a private
ambulance service and is on administrative appeal. Through the
operation of its municipal ambulance service in 2011, $310,323 in
revenue was generated to decrease municipal taxes.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2011-S7013B - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7013--B

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  eliminating  the
  requirement  to  prove public need for the establishment and operation
  of advanced life support services or municipal ambulance services by a
  municipality or fire district

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  7 of section 3008 of the
public health law, as added by chapter 510  of  the  laws  of  1997,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (b)  [In the case of an application for certification pursuant to this
subdivision, for a municipal advanced life support  or  municipal  ambu-
lance  service,  to  serve  the  area within the municipality, where the
proposed service meets or exceeds the appropriate training, staffing and
equipment standards, there shall be a strong  presumption  in  favor  of
approving  the application.] NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS
ARTICLE, ANY MUNICIPALITY WITHIN THIS STATE, OR FIRE DISTRICT ACTING  ON
BEHALF  OF  ANY  SUCH  MUNICIPALITY, WHICH APPLIES FOR PERMANENT CERTIF-
ICATION PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWO YEAR PERI-
OD UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL  NOT  BE  REQUIRED  TO
APPLY  TO  ITS  REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL OR THE STATE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL, AND THE APPLICATION SHALL BE SUBMIT-
TED TO AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER UNLESS  THE  COMMISSIONER  FINDS
THAT  THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE HAS FAILED TO MEET THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING,
STAFFING AND EQUIPMENT STANDARDS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  any
municipality  or  fire  district  that  has a temporary determination of
public need under paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 3008 of  the
public  health law at the time this act becomes a law, and to any appli-
cation made by a municipality or fire district under such  section  that
is  pending  any  administrative  or judicial appeal process at the time
this act becomes a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15463-04-2

co-Sponsors

2011-S7013C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9943
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3008, Pub Health L

2011-S7013C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of municipal advanced life support first responder service or municipal ambulance service.

2011-S7013C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S7013C

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to applications for
determinations of public need for the establishment and operation of
advanced life support services or municipal ambulance services in
certain cities

PURPOSE:
Relates to the provision of municipal advance life support first
responder service or municipal ambulance services.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 3008 of the
public health law to authorize any city with a population of 14,700
or 62,235 according to the 2010 federal decennial census or fire
district acting on behalf of such city that applies for permanent
certification pursuant to this section.

At the conclusion of the two year period, such district shall not be
required to apply to its regional emergency medical services council
or the state emergency medical services council for a determination
of need. Such application shall be submitted to and approved by the
commissioner unless the commissioner finds that the municipal advance
life support first responder service or municipal ambulance service

has failed to meet the appropriate training, staffing and equipment
standards.

Section 2 contains the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Municipalities currently find themselves at a distinct disadvantage
when applying for a certificate of need to continue the provision of
advanced life support first response services.
Since they are not applying to a regional council, which by statute is
made up of not less than two-thirds industry representatives, it is
difficult to prove that the current service is inadequate.

Given that many municipalities around the state have spent great time
and expense in training municipal employees in advanced life support
and have the appropriate equipment and staffing necessary to provide
the service, they should not be subject to the additional scrutiny of
the regional council.

For instance, last year the city of Utica's municipal ambulance
service resulted in $959,000 after all expenses were paid being
placed in the city's general fund. This revenue saved the city's
taxpayers a 5% tax increase. However, the city of Utica's application
for a permanent certificate was denied by its regional council and
its municipal ambulance is only operating pending the outcome of its
appeal currently in the New York State Appellate Division, 3rd
Department.

Moreover, the city of Glens Falls has operated its ambulance service
since 2009. In 2011 it applied to its regional council for permanent


operating authority. Its application was challenged by a private
ambulance service and is on administrative appeal. Through the
operation of its municipal ambulance service in 2011, $310,323 in
revenue was generated to decrease municipal taxes.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
municipality or fire district that has a temporary determination of
public need under paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 3008 of
the public health law at the time this act becomes law, and to any
application made by a municipality or fire district under such
section that is pending any administrative or judicial appeal process
at the time this act becomes a law.

2011-S7013C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7013--C

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. LITTLE, GRIFFO, McDONALD -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Health
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to applications for
  determinations of public need for the establishment and  operation  of
  advanced  life  support  services  or  municipal ambulance services in
  certain cities

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  7 of section 3008 of the
public health law, as added by chapter 510  of  the  laws  of  1997,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (b)  In  the case of an application for certification pursuant to this
subdivision, for a municipal advanced life support  or  municipal  ambu-
lance  service,  to  serve  the  area within the municipality, where the
proposed service meets or exceeds the appropriate training, staffing and
equipment standards, there shall be a strong  presumption  in  favor  of
approving  the application.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS
ARTICLE, ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION OF FOURTEEN THOUSAND  SEVEN  HUNDRED
OR  SIXTY-TWO  THOUSAND  TWO  HUNDRED  THIRTY-FIVE, ACCORDING TO THE TWO
THOUSAND TEN FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS, OR FIRE DISTRICT ACTING ON BEHALF
OF ANY SUCH CITY, THAT APPLIES FOR PERMANENT CERTIFICATION  PURSUANT  TO
THIS  SECTION  AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWO YEAR PERIOD PROVIDED IN THIS
SUBDIVISION, SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO APPLY TO  ITS  REGIONAL  EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL OR THE STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL
FOR  A  DETERMINATION OF NEED, AND THE APPLICATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO
AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT  THE
MUNICIPAL  ADVANCED  LIFE  SUPPORT  FIRST RESPONDER SERVICE OR MUNICIPAL
AMBULANCE SERVICE HAS FAILED TO MEET THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING,  STAFFING
AND EQUIPMENT STANDARDS.

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

                                                           LBD15463-07-2

S. 7013--C                          2

  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
municipality or fire district that  has  a  temporary  determination  of
public  need under paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 3008 of the
public health law at the time this act becomes a law, and to any  appli-
cation  made  by a municipality or fire district under such section that
is pending in any administrative or judicial appeal process at the  time
this act becomes a law.

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