| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2022 |
reported and committed to higher education |
| Mar 17, 2022 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
| Jan 31, 2022 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S8177
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
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(R, C) 51st Senate District
(R, C, IP) 45th Senate District
2021-S8177 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S8177 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8177
SPONSOR: ORTT
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to providing direct
reciprocal certification for certain emergency medical technicians
PURPOSE:
To change how a NYS EMT may obtain a standard license through direct
reciprocity with the National registry.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amends the Public Health Law by adding a new section, 3005-c.
The section would require the commissioner of health, with the bureau of
emergency services, to grant NYS emergency medical technician certif-
ication to any individual who holds a certification from the national
registry without a fee or examination.
Section 2. Establishes an immediate effective date.
2021-S8177 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8177
I N S E N A T E
January 31, 2022
___________
Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing direct
reciprocal certification for certain emergency medical technicians
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. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; DIRECT RECIPROCAL CERTIF-
ICATION. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BUREAU OF EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES, OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE
AND THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT PROMULGATED THEREUNDER PRESCRIBING THE
QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, SHALL GRANT, WITHOUT
PAYMENT OF A FEE OR EXAMINATION, A NEW YORK STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION TO ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO HOLDS A CURRENT CERTIF-
ICATION FROM THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS.
RENEWALS OF CERTIFICATION UNDER SUCH GRANT OF RECIPROCITY SHALL BE
DEEMED EQUIVALENT TO RENEWALS OF CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
TWO OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO OF THIS ARTICLE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14249-01-2
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