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Assembly Bill A4611

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the distribution of potassium iodide in a radiological emergency

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2015-A4611 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1714
Law Section:
Executive
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1035
2019-2020: S3086

2015-A4611 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the distribution of potassium iodide in a radiological emergency.

2015-A4611 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4611

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT relating to the distribution of potassium iodide in a  radiologi-
  cal emergency

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

  Section 1. The disaster preparedness commission shall revise  the  New
York  state radiological emergency preparedness plan to mandate the pre-
distribution of potassium iodide to personnel monitoring centers, prima-
ry MS-1 hospital facilities, and state emergency  management  facilities
located  within  a fifty mile radius of nuclear power sites for distrib-
ution to populations in the event of  a  radiological  emergency.    The
commission, in consultation with the department of health, shall develop
a  set  of  standards  and  protocols  for pre-distribution of potassium
iodide as provided in this section.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03508-01-5

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