Senate Bill S5718

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to automated external defibrillators

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7532 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S5718 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7532
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3000-b, Pub Health L

2017-S5718 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to automated external defibrillators.

2017-S5718 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5718 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5718
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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 automated external
   defibrillators
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of subdivision 1 of section 3000-b of the
 public health law, as added by chapter 552  of  the  laws  of  1998,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b)  "Emergency health care provider" means (i) a physician with know-
 ledge and experience in the delivery of  emergency  cardiac  care;  [or]
 (ii)  A  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT  OR  NURSE PRACTITIONER WITH KNOWLEDGE AND
 EXPERIENCE IN THE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY CARDIAC CARE, AND WHO IS  ACTING
 WITHIN  HIS OR HER SCOPE OF PRACTICE; OR (III) a hospital licensed under
 article twenty-eight of this chapter  that  provides  emergency  cardiac
 care.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall  have  become a law; provided that, effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment, and/or repeal of any rules and  regulations  neces-
 sary  to  implement the provisions of this act on its effective date are
 authorized and directed to be completed  on  or  before  such  effective
 date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11228-01-7

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