NY State Senate Bill S7419

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Apr 29, 2016	referred to education

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S7419 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A877
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §3001-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A8977
2013-2014: A759
2017-2018: S2747, A299
2019-2020: S5738, A768
2021-2022: S587, S8093, A523
2023-2024: A228

S7419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires newly certified teachers to be trained in the use of an epinephrine auto-injector; requires such teachers to be certified within 3 months of date of hire.

S7419 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S7419

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring newly
certified teachers to receive instruction in the use of an epinephrine
auto-injector

 PURPOSE :

To require all teachers to be trained in the administration of
epinephrine auto-injector devices.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one of this bill amends the Education Law to add a new section
3001-e.

Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately and shall apply to classroom teachers that have been
certified after such effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Food allergies occur in approximately 8% of children, and according to
the National Institutes of Health, there are 150 deaths per year due

to food allergies. Epinephrine is vital to the survival of a person
experiencing anaphylaxis (a sudden, potentially fatal reaction to food
or insect stings), however, it must be administered in a timely manner
to be effective.

While every school district has a medical officer, there is no
requirement that a nurse be present in a school building at all times.
Given the possibility of a delay in getting a licensed healthcare
provider to a child in anaphylaxis shock, it is important that
teachers understand how to use an epi-pen.

It is important to note that any school staff member may administer
epinephrine with an auto injector device in an emergency situation.
Such a response is permitted under the Medical Practice Act (Education
Law § 6527 4 a and the Nurse Practice Act (Education Law § 6906 1 a
iv) and is covered by the 'Good Samaritan Law" (Public Health Law §
3000a), and therefore carries no liability for the school or employee.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2013-4: S.4876 - Referred to Education

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to classroom
teachers that have been certified after such effective date.

S7419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7419

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 29, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring newly certi-
  fied teachers to receive instruction in  the  use  of  an  epinephrine
  auto-injector

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e
to read as follows:
  S 3001-E. EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR  INSTRUCTION.    1.  (A)  TEACHERS
SHALL  COMPLETE  A  COURSE  OR  TRAINING  IN  THE  USE OF AN EPINEPHRINE
AUTO-INJECTOR WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF THE DAY SUCH PERSON WAS HIRED BY  A
SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR  SCHOOLS DESIGNATED UNDER ARTICLE FIFTY-SIX OF THIS
CHAPTER IN THE STATE.
  (B) DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE EPINEPHRINE
AUTO-INJECTOR INSTRUCTION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
KEPT IN SUCH TEACHER'S PERSONNEL FILE.
  2.  THE TRAINING REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE PERFORMED BY
THE REGISTERED NURSE AT THE SCHOOL IN WHICH THE TEACHER IS HIRED TO WORK
OR BY A RECOGNIZED FOOD ALLERGY AND ANAPHYLAXIS TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH
ANY METHOD AVAILABLE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COURSES ONLINE OR  IN
PERSON.
  S  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to class-
room teachers that have been certified after such effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04080-01-5

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