Assembly Bill A337

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that advanced EMTs may administer a blood transfusion during the transport to a hospital even if a physician or nurse is not present

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A337 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3121, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9268
2015-2016: A1021

2017-A337 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that advanced EMTs may administer a blood transfusion during the transport to a hospital even if a physician or nurse is not present.

2017-A337 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    337
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing  blood
   transfusions without a nurse under certain circumstances
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 3121 of the public health law,  as
 added by chapter 914 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  The council shall have power by the affirmative vote of a majority
 of its members to enact, and from time to time, amend and repeal,  rules
 and   regulations   establishing   minimum   standards  for  the  proper
 collection, processing, fractionation, storage, distribution, and supply
 of human blood or blood derivatives, for the  purpose  of  transfusions,
 subject  to  approval by the commissioner.  SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL ALLOW
 FOR ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS TO  ADMINISTER  BLOOD  TRANS-
 FUSIONS WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF A PHYSICIAN, REGISTERED NURSE, PHYSICIAN
 ASSISTANT, NURSE PRACTITIONER, LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE, OR BOARD-CERTI-
 FIED CARDIOVASCULAR PERFUSIONIST ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS DURING THE TRANS-
 PORT TO THE HOSPITAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the council on human
 blood and transfusion services may promulgate  any  rule  or  regulation
 necessary for timely implementation of this act on its effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02792-01-7

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