Senate Bill S8671

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to Gio's Law; requiring members of all emergency service providers to be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and to carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles

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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-S8671 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11319
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §233, Exec L; add §663, County L; add §209-gg, Gen Muni L; add §3000-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S484, A3426

2017-S8671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to Gio's Law; requires members of all emergency service providers to be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and to carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles.

2017-S8671 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8671
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the county law, the general municipal
   law and the public health law, in relation to "Gio's  Law";  requiring
   members of police departments, sheriff's departments, fire departments
   and  emergency medical service providers to be trained in the adminis-
   tration of emergency anaphylaxis  treatment  and  to  carry  emergency
   anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Gio's Law".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 233 to  read
 as follows:
   § 233. EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS TREATMENT TRAINING AND USE. 1. AS USED IN
 THIS  SECTION,  THE TERM "EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS TREATMENT" SHALL MEAN AN
 EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH
 (B)  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-C OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
 LAW, OR ANOTHER FORM OF EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS TREATMENT APPROVED BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
   2.  ALL MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE TRAINED IN
 THE ADMINISTRATION OF EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS TREATMENT  AND  SHALL  CARRY
 EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS TREATMENT IN THEIR VEHICLES WHEN ON DUTY.
   3. ALL MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE SHALL:
   (A)  COMPLETE  AN  INITIAL  TRAINING  PROGRAM ON EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS
 TREATMENT;
   (B) COMPLETE A REFRESHER TRAINING PROGRAM AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS;
   (C) CONTACT THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM DURING  ANY  RESPONSE  TO  AN
 INCIDENT  OF  SUSPECTED  ANAPHYLAXIS AND ADVISE IF EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS
 TREATMENT IS BEING USED; AND
   (D) COMPLY WITH PROTOCOLS  FOR  RESPONSE  TO  INCIDENTS  OF  SUSPECTED
 ANAPHYLAXIS.
   §  3. The county law is amended by adding a new section 663 to read as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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