S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5287
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 17, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO, BARCLAY, HAWLEY -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to directing
municipalities to submit a report to the local social services
district on the circumstances surrounding the summoning of emergency
medical services on four or more occasions for any individual during a
thirty day period of time
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
section 122-a to read as follows:
S 122-A. REPORTS OF FREQUENT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE CALLS FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL. 1. EVERY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN AND VILLAGE, WHICH RECEIVES AND
RESPONDS TO FOUR OR MORE CALLS OR DEMANDS FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND
ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, TO ANY INDIVIDUAL DURING ANY PERIOD OF
THIRTY DAYS, SHALL REPORT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH SUCH CALL OR DEMAND
AND RESPONSE TO THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT AND OFFICE OF THE
MEDICAID INSPECTOR GENERAL, IN SUCH FORM AS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE
COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
2. EVERY REPORT SUBMITTED BY A MUNICIPALITY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE SUCH INFORMATION AS SHALL BE REQUIRED
BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, INCLUDING WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL FOR WHOM
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE IS BEING SUMMONED APPEARS TO BE RECEIVING
ADEQUATE CARE AND SUPPORT AT HIS OR HER PLACE OF RESIDENCE, AND WHETHER
THE SUMMONING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE APPEARS TO BE UNWARRANTED.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06026-01-5