Senate Bill S3149A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to health care and wellness education and outreach programs for preventing sudden cardiac arrest among student athletes

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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-S3149 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6538
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5894, A8107
2019-2020: S3269, A4892
2021-2022: S6158, A2275
2023-2024: S4760

2017-S3149 - Summary

Relates to health care and wellness education and outreach programs for preventing sudden cardiac arrest among student athletes including recommending evidenced-based best practices for health certificates required pursuant to the education law, screening exams required for participation in interscholastic athletics, and information for students and their parents and guardians regarding sudden cardiac arrest.

2017-S3149 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3149 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3149
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  health  care  and
   wellness education and outreach programs for preventing sudden cardiac
   arrest among student athletes

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public  health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (n) to read as follows:
   (N)  PREVENTING  SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AMONG STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN
 SCHOOL SPORTING  EVENTS,  INCLUDING  RECOMMENDING  EVIDENCED-BASED  BEST
 PRACTICES  FOR  HEALTH  CERTIFICATES  REQUIRED  PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE
 HUNDRED THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SCREENING EXAMS REQUIRED FOR PARTIC-
 IPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS, AND INFORMATION FOR  STUDENTS  AND
 THEIR  PARENTS AND GUARDIANS REGARDING SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. SUCH MATE-
 RIALS SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  EDUCA-
 TION, THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK CHAPTER
 OF  THE  AMERICAN  ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCI-
 ATION, AND SHALL INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION OF SUDDEN  CARDIAC  ARREST,  ITS
 INCIDENCE  AMONG STUDENT ATHLETES, A DESCRIPTION OF EARLY WARNING SIGNS,
 AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE OPTIONS THAT ARE PRIVATELY  AVAILABLE  TO  SCREEN
 FOR  CARDIAC CONDITIONS THAT MAY LEAD TO SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST INCLUDING
 A STATEMENT ABOUT THE LIMITATIONS OF THESE OPTIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00528-01-7



              

2017-S3149A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6538
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5894, A8107
2019-2020: S3269, A4892
2021-2022: S6158, A2275
2023-2024: S4760

2017-S3149A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to health care and wellness education and outreach programs for preventing sudden cardiac arrest among student athletes including recommending evidenced-based best practices for health certificates required pursuant to the education law, screening exams required for participation in interscholastic athletics, and information for students and their parents and guardians regarding sudden cardiac arrest.

2017-S3149A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3149A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3149--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to health care and
   wellness education and outreach programs for preventing sudden cardiac
   arrest among student athletes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 207 of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (o) to read as follows:
   (O) PREVENTING SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AMONG STUDENTS  PARTICIPATING  IN
 SCHOOL  SPORTING  EVENTS,  INCLUDING  RECOMMENDING  EVIDENCED-BASED BEST
 PRACTICES FOR HEALTH CERTIFICATES  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  NINE
 HUNDRED THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SCREENING EXAMS REQUIRED FOR PARTIC-
 IPATION  IN  INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS, AND INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND
 THEIR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS REGARDING SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. SUCH  MATE-
 RIALS  SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCA-
 TION, THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK CHAPTER
 OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, AND THE  AMERICAN  HEART  ASSOCI-
 ATION,  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST, ITS
 INCIDENCE AMONG STUDENT ATHLETES, A DESCRIPTION OF EARLY WARNING  SIGNS,
 AND  AN  OVERVIEW  OF THE OPTIONS THAT ARE PRIVATELY AVAILABLE TO SCREEN
 FOR CARDIAC CONDITIONS THAT MAY LEAD TO SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST  INCLUDING
 A STATEMENT ABOUT THE LIMITATIONS OF THESE OPTIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00528-03-8


              

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