NY State Senate Bill 2021-S7366A

Senate Bill S7366A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain emergency medical technicians and paramedics to administer certain vaccines pursuant to non-patient specific orders and under the authority of an emergency medical services director

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 28, 2022	print number 7366a
Apr 28, 2022	amend and recommit to health
Jan 05, 2022	referred to health
Sep 03, 2021	referred to rules

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2021-S7366 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §3005-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S919

2021-S7366 - Summary

2021-S7366 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7366 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7366
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             September 3, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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  authorizing
   certain  emergency  medical  technicians  and paramedics to administer
   certain vaccines pursuant to non-patient specific orders and under the
   authority of an emergency medical services director
 
   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
 3005-c to read as follows:
   § 3005-C. VACCINATION BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND PARAMEDICS.
 1. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL  TECHNI-
 CIANS  MAY ADMINISTER VACCINATIONS AGAINST INFLUENZA AND COVID-19 PURSU-
 ANT TO A NON-PATIENT SPECIFIC ORDER AND UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF AN  EMER-
 GENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICES  DIRECTOR  WHILE  OVERSEEN  OR  APPROVED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND OPERATED UNDER  THE
 MEDICAL  SUPERVISION  OF LICENSED PHYSICIANS, LICENSED PHYSICIAN ASSIST-
 ANTS, OR CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PROVIDED THAT  SUCH  INDIVIDUALS
 FIRST  RECEIVE  TRAINING  IN  THE  FOLLOWING AREAS, AS DETERMINED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION:
   (A) TECHNIQUES, INDICATIONS, PRECAUTIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, INFECTION
 CONTROL PRACTICES;
   (B) USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT  SUFFICIENT  TO  PROVIDE  THE
 BASIC LEVEL OF COMPETENCE FOR SUCH TASKS; AND
   (C)  A  CURRENT  CERTIFICATE  IN  BASIC CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION,
 WHICH AT A MINIMUM MUST INCLUDE A CERTIFICATION IN BASIC CARDIOPULMONARY
 RESUSCITATION BY AN ONLINE PROGRAM THAT HAS RECEIVED ACCREDITATION  FROM
 THE  AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR
 PHARMACY EDUCATION (ACPE), OR THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL  FOR  CONTINUING
 MEDICAL EDUCATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13126-02-1

 S. 7366                             2
 
   2.  CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-PARAMEDICS PROVIDING COMMU-
 NITY PARAMEDICINE SERVICES AND WITH PRIOR APPROVAL  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT,
 MAY ADMINISTER VACCINATIONS AGAINST INFLUENZA AND COVID-19 PURSUANT TO A
 NON-PATIENT SPECIFIC ORDER AND UNDER THE MEDICAL DIRECTION OF A LICENSED
 PHYSICIAN;  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-PARAMEDICS
 FIRST RECEIVE TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING  AREAS,  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION:
   (A) TECHNIQUES, INDICATIONS, PRECAUTIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, INFECTION
 CONTROL PRACTICES;
   (B)  USE  OF  PERSONAL  PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE THE
 BASIC LEVEL OF COMPETENCE FOR SUCH TASKS; AND
   (C) A CURRENT  CERTIFICATE  IN  BASIC  CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCITATION,
 WHICH AT A MINIMUM MUST INCLUDE A CERTIFICATION IN BASIC CARDIOPULMONARY
 RESUSCITATION  BY AN ONLINE PROGRAM THAT HAS RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FROM
 THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL  FOR
 PHARMACY  EDUCATION  (ACPE), OR THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING
 MEDICAL EDUCATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S7366A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §3005-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S919

2021-S7366A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S7366A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7366A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7366--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             September 3, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law, in relation to authorizing
   certain emergency medical technicians  and  paramedics  to  administer
   certain vaccines pursuant to non-patient specific orders and under the
   authority of an emergency medical services director
 
   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
 3005-c to read as follows:
   § 3005-C. VACCINATION BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND PARAMEDICS.
 1.  EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNI-
 CIANS MAY ADMINISTER VACCINATIONS AGAINST INFLUENZA AND COVID-19  PURSU-
 ANT  TO A NON-PATIENT SPECIFIC ORDER AND UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF AN EMER-
 GENCY MEDICAL SERVICES  DIRECTOR  WHILE  OVERSEEN  OR  APPROVED  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF HEALTH OR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND OPERATED UNDER THE
 MEDICAL SUPERVISION OF LICENSED PHYSICIANS, LICENSED  PHYSICIAN  ASSIST-
 ANTS,  OR  CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PROVIDED THAT SUCH INDIVIDUALS
 FIRST RECEIVE TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING  AREAS,  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION:
   (A) TECHNIQUES, INDICATIONS, PRECAUTIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, INFECTION
 CONTROL PRACTICES;
   (B)  USE  OF  PERSONAL  PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE THE
 BASIC LEVEL OF COMPETENCE FOR SUCH TASKS; AND
   (C) A CURRENT  CERTIFICATE  IN  BASIC  CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCITATION,
 WHICH AT A MINIMUM MUST INCLUDE A CERTIFICATION IN BASIC CARDIOPULMONARY
 RESUSCITATION  BY AN ONLINE PROGRAM THAT HAS RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FROM
 THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL  FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13126-04-2

 S. 7366--A                          2
 
 PHARMACY  EDUCATION  (ACPE), OR THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING
 MEDICAL EDUCATION.
   2.  CERTIFIED  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN-PARAMEDICS,  WITH  PRIOR
 APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT, MAY ADMINISTER VACCINATIONS AGAINST INFLUEN-
 ZA AND COVID-19 PURSUANT TO A NON-PATIENT SPECIFIC ORDER AND  UNDER  THE
 MEDICAL  DIRECTION OF A LICENSED PHYSICIAN; PROVIDED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-PARAMEDICS FIRST RECEIVE TRAINING  IN  THE  FOLLOWING
 AREAS,  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE
 COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION:
   (A) TECHNIQUES, INDICATIONS, PRECAUTIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, INFECTION
 CONTROL PRACTICES;
   (B) USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT  SUFFICIENT  TO  PROVIDE  THE
 BASIC LEVEL OF COMPETENCE FOR SUCH TASKS; AND
   (C)  A  CURRENT  CERTIFICATE  IN  BASIC CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION,
 WHICH AT A MINIMUM MUST INCLUDE A CERTIFICATION IN BASIC CARDIOPULMONARY
 RESUSCITATION BY AN ONLINE PROGRAM THAT HAS RECEIVED ACCREDITATION  FROM
 THE  AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR
 PHARMACY EDUCATION (ACPE), OR THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL  FOR  CONTINUING
 MEDICAL EDUCATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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