Assembly Actions -
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Feb 09, 2018 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S7700
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- 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
2017-S7700 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §509-z, V & T L
2017-S7700 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7700 SPONSOR: CARLUCCI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to sleep apnea testing for commercial vehicle drivers PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the department of trans- portation to promulgate rules and regulations relating to drivers with sleep apnea applying for a commercial driver's license SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one adds a new Section 509-z to the vehicle and traffic law to authorizing the department of transportation, in consultation with the department of motor vehicles to promulgate rules and regulations relat- ing to drivers with sleep apnea applying for a commercial driver's license Section two is the effective date.
2017-S7700 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7700 I N S E N A T E February 9, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to sleep apnea testing for commercial vehicle drivers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 509-z to read as follows: § 509-Z. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. 1. EACH COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CARRIER SHALL REQUIRE COMMERCIAL DRIVERS TO BE SCREENED FOR SLEEP APNEA, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMIS- SIONER, BY A PHYSICIAN, A CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER TO THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED BY LAW AND CONSISTENT WITH SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWO OF THE EDUCATION LAW, OR A REGISTERED PHYSI- CIAN ASSISTANT WHO IS NOT THE PERSONAL PHYSICIAN, NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OF THE DRIVER. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVERS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR SLEEP APNEA AND SHALL REQUIRE QUALIFICATION TO BE EMPLOYED AS A COMMERCIAL DRIVER BE DEPENDENT ON DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH TREATMENT FOR SLEEP APNEA. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14709-01-8
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