Senate Bill S9143

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the department of health to establish criteria for risk factors of drowning by children in various age groups

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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-S9143 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2509, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1346
2021-2022: S3749

2017-S9143 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of health to establish criteria for risk factors of drowning by children in various age groups and requires the department to conduct an ongoing public awareness and education program on drowning risks, precautions and life-saving procedures.

2017-S9143 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S9143 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9143
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 30, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  establishing  a
   child drowning prevention public awareness and education program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2509 to read as follows:
   §  2509.  CHILD DROWNING PREVENTION. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH
 CRITERIA FOR RISK FACTORS OF DROWNING BY CHILDREN IN VARIOUS AGE GROUPS.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT AN ONGOING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCA-
 TION PROGRAM ON DROWNING RISKS, PRECAUTIONS AND LIFE-SAVING  PROCEDURES,
 INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LISTING ON ITS INTERNET WEBSITE INFORMA-
 TION THAT ASSISTS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN  LOCATING  INFANT  AND  CHILD
 CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CLASSES, AS WELL AS INFORMATION RELATED TO
 DROWNING PREVENTION.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
 ON DROWNING RISKS, PRECAUTIONS AND LIFE-SAVING PROCEDURES. SUCH  MATERI-
 ALS  SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO CHILD CARE CENTERS, PEDIATRICIANS, NURS-
 ERY AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS,  AND  ALL  OTHER  PERSONS  OR  ORGANIZATIONS
 DEEMED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN DROWNING PREVENTION
 MATERIALS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION. THE MATERIALS SHALL ALSO BE  USED  FOR
 DISTRIBUTION  TO PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION TO CHILDREN, AND TO HOSPI-
 TALS, BIRTHING CENTERS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE  PROVIDERS  FOR
 DISTRIBUTION TO MATERNITY PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, SUCH MATERIALS SHALL BE
 PROVIDED  TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN THE CARE AND TREATMENT
 OF CHILDREN FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SUCH CHILDREN AND  PERSONS  IN  PARENTAL
 RELATION.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ALSO  PROVIDE INFORMATION ON DROWNING
 RISKS, PRECAUTIONS AND LIFE-SAVING PROCEDURES ON THE DEPARTMENT'S INTER-
 NET WEBSITE. NO PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROHIB-
 IT THE UTILIZATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  RELATING
 THERETO  PRODUCED BY ANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, IN LIEU
 OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PRODUCTION OF SUCH MATERIALS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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