Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 29, 2016 |
signed chap.373 |
Sep 20, 2016 |
delivered to governor |
May 24, 2016 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.696 substituted for a9357 |
Mar 28, 2016 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 07, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 02, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 01, 2016 |
1st report cal.287 |
Feb 23, 2016 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S6800
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S6800 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9357
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง3000-c & 3000-a, Pub Health L
2015-S6800 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6800 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the use of epinephrine auto-injector devices PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill would authorize, but not mandate, public venues such as restaurants, youth organizations, sports leagues, theme parks, sport arenas, day care and educational facilities to stock and administer epinephrine auto-injectors in an emergency to individuals who appear to experience anaphylactic symptoms. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends public health law Section 3000-c as follows: 1. To include in the definition of eligible person or entity a sports, entertainment, amusement, education, government, day care or retail facility; an educational institution, youth organization or sports league; an establishment that serves food; or a person employed by such entity; and any other person, entity or entity in a category approved or designated by the commissioner;
2015-S6800 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6800 I N S E N A T E February 23, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- 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 the use of epinephrine auto-injector devices THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3000-c of the public health law, as added by chap- ter 578 of the laws of 1999, paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 424 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: S 3000-c. Epinephrine auto-injector devices. 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (a) "Eligible person[, firm, organization, or other] OR entity" means[,] (i) an ambulance service or advanced life support first response service; a certified first responder, emergency medical techni- cian, or advanced emergency medical technician, who is employed by or an enrolled member of any such service; (ii) a children's overnight camp as defined in subdivision one of section thirteen hundred ninety-two of this chapter, a summer day camp as defined in subdivision two of section thirteen hundred ninety-two of this chapter, a traveling summer day camp as defined in subdivision three of section thirteen hundred ninety-two of this chapter or a person employed by such a camp; [or] (iii) A school [districts, boards] DISTRICT, BOARD of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension [boards] BOARD, charter [schools] SCHOOL, and non-public elementary and secondary [schools] SCHOOL in this state or any person employed by any such entity; or (iv) A SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AMUSEMENT, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, DAY CARE OR RETAIL FACILITY; AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, YOUTH ORGANIZATION OR SPORTS LEAGUE; AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT SERVES FOOD; OR A PERSON EMPLOYED BY SUCH ENTITY; AND (V) any other person[, firm, organization] or entity designated OR APPROVED, OR IN A CATEGORY DESIGNATED OR APPROVED pursuant to regulations of the commissioner in consultation with other appropri- ate agencies[; and all subject to regulations of the commissioner]. (b) ["Emergency health care provider" means (i) a physician with know- ledge and experience in the delivery of emergency care; or (ii) a hospi- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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