NY State Senate Bill 2019-S6337A

Senate Bill S6337A

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 03, 2019	signed chap.87
Jun 28, 2019	delivered to governor
Jun 18, 2019	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.417 substituted for a8058a referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1526
Jun 14, 2019	print number 6337a
Jun 14, 2019	amend (t) and recommit to rules
Jun 05, 2019	referred to rules

Votes

- Jun 18, 2019 - Floor Vote
  S6337A
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 18, 2019
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Antonacci
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
  Jun 18, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote
  S6337A
  
  19
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 18, 2019
      
      aye (19)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2019-S6337 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8058
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3002, Pub Health L; amd §2, Chap 459 of 1996

2019-S6337 - Summary

Includes certified first responders in a program relating to recertification of persons providing emergency medical care and removes the designation of such program as a pilot or demonstration program; and extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to recertification of persons providing emergency medical care.

2019-S6337 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6337

SPONSOR: RIVERA
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
include certified first responders in a program relating to recertif-
ication of persons providing emergency medical care and removing the
designation of such program as a pilot or demonstration program; to
amend chapter 459 of the laws of 1996, amending the public health law
relating to recertification of persons providing emergency medical care
in relation to the effectiveness thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To make permanent and expand the pilot program allowing an individual
that is an emergency medical technician (EMT), Advanced EMT, EMT- Crit-
ical Care, or Paramedic to renew their certification without taking a
traditional recertification course and the state examinations.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

This bill would make the existing pilot emergency medical service (EMS)

recertification program permanent. The bill would also allow EMS person-
nel in New York City to utilize the program; currently personnel in New
York City cannot participate in this program.  Additionally, the bill
expands the existing recertification program to include certified first
responders into the types of EMS providers that are allowed to partic-
ipate in the program.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Many areas on the state have struggled to maintain an adequate number of
skilled EMS providers. This pilot program, which began in 1997, was
designed to ease the burden of recertification for skilled professionals
and has been a valuable tool in helping recertify those serving in this
crucial workforce. Currently over a third of eligible EMS providers are
being recertified through this program. By expanding the program to
include certified first responders and EMS providers in. New York City
there is the potential to ease the recertification burdens on tens of
thousands of EMS workers. In order to qualify for the program an EMS
providers would have to be in continuous practice, be able to demon-
strate competency, and complete the appropriate continuing medical
education requirements.  Additionally, there is verification of the
education and. competency of the EMS professionals by local mediCal
experts, as well as state audits of the program to ensure that New
York's EMS providers continue to meet the high quality standards that
are needed for the important services they are providing. This bill will
make this important program a permanent addition.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Legislation.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2019-S6337 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6337
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- 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 include  certified
   first  responders  in a program relating to recertification of persons
   providing emergency medical care and removing the designation of  such
   program  as  a pilot or demonstration program; to amend chapter 459 of
   the laws of 1996, amending the public health law relating to recertif-
   ication of persons providing emergency medical care in relation to the
   effectiveness thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 2-b of section 3002 of the public health law,
 as added by chapter 459 of the laws of  1996,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2-b.  The  commissioner,  in  consultation  with  the  state emergency
 medical services council, shall develop a [pilot] program [in  at  least
 six  regions  of  the  state (including the western New York and capital
 regions)] to allow CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDERS, emergency medical techni-
 cians and advanced  emergency  medical  technicians  who  have  been  in
 continuous  practice,  who  have  demonstrated  competence in applicable
 behavioral  and  performance  objectives,  and  who  have   demonstrated
 completion  of  appropriate continuing education, to renew their certif-
 ication under subdivision two of  this  section  without  requiring  the
 completion  of  a written examination. In implementing this program, the
 commissioner shall contract with and use the standards established by  a
 nationally   recognized  organization  that  certifies  CERTIFIED  FIRST
 RESPONDERS, emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical
 technicians. [However, no pilot program shall  include  employees  of  a
 municipal  ambulance  service  in  cities  with  a  population  over one
 million.] Renewals of certification under  the  [demonstration]  program
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13115-01-9

 S. 6337                             2
 
 shall  be  deemed  equivalent  to renewals under subdivision two of this
 section for purposes of this article.
   [Within  one year of developing the demonstration program and annually
 thereafter, the commissioner shall report  to  the  legislature  on  the
 impact  of the program on the quality of patient care, the effectiveness
 of the program in retaining certified emergency medical technicians  and
 advanced emergency medical technicians, and the feasibility of replacing
 the   state's   certification  program  with  a  national  certification
 program.]
   § 2. Section 2 of chapter 459 of the laws of 1996, amending the public
 health law relating to recertification of  persons  providing  emergency
 medical  care,  as  amended by section 26 of part D of chapter 57 of the
 laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire  and  be
 deemed repealed July 1, 2019].
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S6337A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8058
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3002, Pub Health L; amd §2, Chap 459 of 1996

2019-S6337A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S6337A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6337A

SPONSOR: RIVERA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to include certified
first responders in a program relating to recertification of persons
providing emergency medical care and removing the designation of such
program as a pilot or demonstration program; and to amend chapter 459 of
the laws of 1996, amending the public health law relating to recertif-
ication of persons providing emergency medical care, in relation to the
effectiveness thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To extend for two years and expand the pilot program allowing an indi-
vidual that is an emergency medical technician (EMT), Advanced EMT,
EMT-Critical Care, or Paramedic to renew their certification without
taking a traditional recertification course and the state examinations.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

This bill would extend the existing pilot emergency medical service
(EMS) recertification program for an additional two years, until July 1,
2021. The bill would also allow EMS personnel in New York City to
utilize the program; currently personnel in New York City cannot partic-
ipate in this program. Additionally, the bill expands the existing
recertification program to include certified first responders into the
types of EMS providers that are allowed to participate in the program.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Many areas on the state have struggled to maintain an adequate number of
skilled EMS providers. This pilot program, which began in 1997, was
designed to ease the burden of recertification for skilled professionals
and has been a valuable tool in helping recertify those serving in this
crucial workforce. Currently over a third of eligible EMS providers are
being recertified through this program. By expanding the program to
include certified first responders and EMS providers in New York City
there is the potential to ease the recertification burdens on tens of
thousands of EMS workers. In order to qualify for the program an EMS
providers would have to be in continuous practice, be able to demon-
strate competency, and complete the appropriate continuing medical
education requirements.  Additionally, there is certification of the
education and competency of the EMS professionals by local medical
experts, as well as state audits of the program to ensure that New
York's EMS providers continue to meet the high quality standards that
are needed for the important services they are providing.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Legislation.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2019-S6337A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6337--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to include certified
   first responders in a program relating to recertification  of  persons
   providing  emergency medical care and removing the designation of such
   program as a pilot or demonstration program; and to amend chapter  459
   of the laws of 1996, amending the public health law relating to recer-
   tification of persons providing emergency medical care, in relation to
   the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2-b of section 3002 of the public  health  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  459  of  the laws of 1996, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2-b. The  commissioner,  in  consultation  with  the  state  emergency
 medical  services  council, shall develop a [pilot] program [in at least
 six regions of the state (including the western  New  York  and  capital
 regions)] to allow CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDERS, emergency medical techni-
 cians  and  advanced  emergency  medical  technicians  who  have been in
 continuous practice, who  have  demonstrated  competence  in  applicable
 behavioral   and  performance  objectives,  and  who  have  demonstrated
 completion of appropriate continuing education, to renew  their  certif-
 ication  under  subdivision  two  of  this section without requiring the
 completion of a written examination. In implementing this  program,  the
 commissioner  shall contract with and use the standards established by a
 nationally  recognized  organization  that  certifies  CERTIFIED   FIRST
 RESPONDERS, emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical
 technicians.  [However,  no  pilot  program shall include employees of a
 municipal ambulance  service  in  cities  with  a  population  over  one

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD13115-03-9

 S. 6337--A                          2

 million.]  Renewals  of  certification under the [demonstration] program
 shall be deemed equivalent to renewals under  subdivision  two  of  this
 section for purposes of this article.
   [Within  one year of developing the demonstration program and annually
 thereafter, the commissioner shall report  to  the  legislature  on  the
 impact  of the program on the quality of patient care, the effectiveness
 of the program in retaining certified emergency medical technicians  and
 advanced emergency medical technicians, and the feasibility of replacing
 the   state's   certification  program  with  a  national  certification
 program.]
   § 2. Section 2 of chapter 459 of the laws of 1996, amending the public
 health law relating to recertification of  persons  providing  emergency
 medical  care,  as  amended by section 26 of part D of chapter 57 of the
 laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed July 1, [2019] 2021.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to subdivision 2-b of section 3002 of the  public  health
 law  made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
 subdivision, and shall be deemed repealed therewith.

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