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Assembly Bill A2192

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the distribution of potassium iodide in a radiological emergency

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2017-A2192 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1035
Law Section:
Executive
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6231, S1714
2019-2020: A6395, S3086

2017-A2192 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A2192 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2192
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PEOPLES-STOKES,  CRESPO,  TITONE, BENEDETTO,
   JAFFEE, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  GJONAJ,  OTIS,
   SEPULVEDA  --  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.   Outside
 of  the  current  10 mile radius, the state shall reimburse counties for
 the purchase of potassium iodide.  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 act.  The
 provision of this act shall be implemented within amounts made available
 by appropriation therefor.
   § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2018.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01828-01-7

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