NY State Senate Bill S7013A

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Apr 11, 2016	referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.543 committee discharged and committed to rules
Apr 06, 2016	print number 7013a
Apr 06, 2016	amend and recommit to transportation
Mar 16, 2016	referred to transportation

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S7013 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9617
Current Committee:: Assembly Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§101 & 114-b, add §117-e, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S2162, A438
2019-2020: S1422, A3690
2021-2022: S3851, A96

S7013 - Summary

Designates human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles which shall permit the operator of such vehicles certain privileges when involved in an emergency operation.

S7013 - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S7013

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to designating human organ delivery vehicles as authorized
emergency vehicles

 PURPOSE :

To define human organ delivery vehicles and designate them as an
authorized emergency vehicle.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Amends section 101 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to add
human organ delivery vehicles to the list of authorized emergency
vehicles.

Section 2: Adds a new section 117-e to the Vehicle and Traffic Law to
define human organ delivery vehicles and to require that any driver of
such vehicles has appropriate training in order to operate it as an
authorized emergency vehicle.

Section 3: Sets the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Time is of the essence when transporting organs for emergencies, and
ambulance services are not necessarily always available in time when
needed. Under current New York State law, the options for transporting
organs are too narrow, and need to be expanded so that more vehicles
can serve this critical role. Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Illinois
define organ transplant vehicles and include them in their list of
authorized emergency vehicles. When lives are on the line and every
second matters, it is important that New York State does everything we
can to ensure that we have the means and the resources to address any
emergency. By allowing for a broader range of vehicles to serve this
role, and which as authorized emergency vehicles could be fitted with
lights and sirens to help navigate through traffic, we will be helping
medical transport teams operate within the sensitive time frames they
encounter, which in turn saves lives.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the state.   EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

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

                             March 16, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SERINO, O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  designating
  human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles

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

  Section 1. Section 101 of the vehicle and traffic law, as  amended  by
chapter 446 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  S  101.  Authorized emergency vehicle. Every ambulance, police vehicle
or bicycle, correction vehicle, fire vehicle,  civil  defense  emergency
vehicle,  emergency  ambulance  service vehicle, blood delivery vehicle,
HUMAN ORGAN DELIVERY VEHICLE, county emergency medical services vehicle,
environmental emergency response  vehicle,  sanitation  patrol  vehicle,
hazardous  materials  emergency vehicle and ordnance disposal vehicle of
the armed forces of the United States.
  S 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding  a  new  section
117-e to read as follows:
  S  117-E.  HUMAN  ORGAN DELIVERY VEHICLE. ANY VEHICLE WHICH IS USED OR
INTENDED TO BE USED AND IS MAINTAINED OR OPERATED  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
TRANSPORTING  HUMAN  ORGANS  OR  HUMAN TISSUE ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS.  NO
HUMAN ORGAN DELIVERY VEHICLE SHALL BE OPERATED AS AN AUTHORIZED EMERGEN-
CY VEHICLE ENGAGED IN AN EMERGENCY OPERATION UNLESS THE DRIVER  OF  SUCH
VEHICLE  HAS UNDERGONE APPROPRIATE TRAINING FOR THE OPERATION OF AUTHOR-
IZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES DURING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14459-02-6

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S7013A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9617
Current Committee:: Assembly Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§101 & 114-b, add §117-e, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S2162, A438
2019-2020: S1422, A3690
2021-2022: S3851, A96

S7013A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles which shall permit the operator of such vehicles certain privileges when involved in an emergency operation.

S7013A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S7013A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to designating human organ delivery vehicles as authorized
emergency vehicles

 PURPOSE :

To define human organ delivery vehicles and their operation and to
designate them as an authorized emergency vehicle.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Amends section 101 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to add
human organ delivery vehicles to the list of authorized emergency
vehicles.

Section 2: Amends section 114-b of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to add
transporting human organs, human tissue, or medical personnel for the
purpose of organ recovery or transplantation to the definition of
emergency operation.

Section 3: Adds a new section 117-e to the Vehicle and Traffic Law to
define human organ delivery vehicles and to require that any driver of
such vehicles has appropriate training in order to operate it as an
authorized emergency vehicle. It also requires that any such vehicle

is operated by or on behalf of an organ procurement organization, as
defined in the Public Health Law.

Section 4: Sets the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Time is of the essence when transporting organs for emergencies, and
ambulance services are not necessarily always available in time when
needed. Under current New York State law, the options for transporting
organs are too narrow, and need to be expanded so that more vehicles
can serve this critical role. Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Illinois
define organ transplant vehicles and include them in their list of
authorized emergency vehicles. When lives are on the line and every
second matters, it is important that New York State does everything we
can to ensure that we have the means and the resources to address any
emergency. By allowing for a broader range of vehicles to serve this
role, and which as authorized emergency vehicles could be fitted with
lights and sirens to help navigate through traffic, we will be helping
medical transport teams operate within the sensitive time frames they
encounter, which in turn saves lives.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the state.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7013A (ACTIVE) - 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

                             March 16, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SERINO,  O'MARA, HANNON -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
  portation  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  designating
  human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles

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

  Section 1. Section 101 of the vehicle and traffic law, as  amended  by
chapter 446 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  S  101.  Authorized emergency vehicle. Every ambulance, police vehicle
or bicycle, correction vehicle, fire vehicle,  civil  defense  emergency
vehicle,  emergency  ambulance  service vehicle, blood delivery vehicle,
HUMAN ORGAN DELIVERY VEHICLE, county emergency medical services vehicle,
environmental emergency response  vehicle,  sanitation  patrol  vehicle,
hazardous  materials  emergency vehicle and ordnance disposal vehicle of
the armed forces of the United States.
  S 2. Section 114-b of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chap-
ter 460 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  S 114-b. Emergency operation. The operation, or parking, of an author-
ized emergency vehicle, when such vehicle is engaged in  transporting  a
sick  or  injured  person,  transporting  prisoners, delivering blood or
blood products in a situation involving an imminent health risk,  TRANS-
PORTING  HUMAN ORGANS, HUMAN TISSUE OR MEDICAL PERSONNEL FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ORGAN RECOVERY OR TRANSPLANTATION, pursuing an  actual  or  suspected
violator  of  the  law, or responding to, or working or assisting at the
scene of an accident, disaster, police call, alarm of  fire,  actual  or
potential  release of hazardous materials or other emergency.  Emergency
operation shall not include returning from such service.
  S 3. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding  a  new  section
117-e to read as follows:
  S  117-E.  HUMAN ORGAN DELIVERY VEHICLE. ANY VEHICLE WHICH IS OPERATED
BY OR ON BEHALF OF AN ORGAN  PROCUREMENT  ORGANIZATION,  AS  DEFINED  IN
SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF  SECTION  FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE

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

                                                           LBD14459-04-6

S. 7013--A                          2

PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF  TRANSPORTING  HUMAN  ORGANS,
HUMAN  TISSUE, OR MEDICAL PERSONNEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ORGAN RECOVERY OR
TRANSPLANTATION ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS.  NO HUMAN ORGAN DELIVERY  VEHICLE
SHALL BE OPERATED AS AN AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGAGED IN AN EMER-
GENCY  OPERATION  UNLESS THE DRIVER OF SUCH VEHICLE HAS UNDERGONE APPRO-
PRIATE TRAINING FOR  THE  OPERATION  OF  AUTHORIZED  EMERGENCY  VEHICLES
DURING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Apr 11, 2016 - floor Vote

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Apr 11, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

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S7013 - Details

S7013 - Summary

S7013 - Sponsor Memo

S7013 - Bill Text download pdf

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S7013A (ACTIVE) - Details

S7013A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7013A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7013A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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S7013 - Details

S7013 - Summary

S7013 - Sponsor Memo

S7013 - Bill Text download pdf

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S7013A (ACTIVE) - Details

S7013A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7013A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7013A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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