NY State Senate Bill S7839

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 24, 2022	signed chap.61 delivered to governor
Feb 09, 2022	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.197 substituted for s7839
Feb 09, 2022	substituted by a8788
Jan 18, 2022	ordered to third reading cal.197
Jan 12, 2022	referred to rules

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S7839 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8788
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3003-b, Pub Health L; amd §2, Chap of 2021 (as proposed in S.4085-A & A.2561-B)

S7839 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to ambulance services which provide transportation by aircraft.

S7839 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S7839

SPONSOR: HINCHEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to ambulance services
which provide transportation by aircraft; and to amend a chapter of the
laws of 2021 amending the public health law relating to availability of
air transport ambulance service providers to store and distribute blood,
as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4085-A and A. 2561-B, in
relation to the effectiveness thereof

 
PURPOSE:

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2021,
c.779.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The underlying chapter authorizes air transport ambulance service
providers to store and distribute blood, distribute blood and blood
products, and initiate and administer transfusions while providing air

transport services. This chapter amendment changes "air transport ambu-
lance service providers" to "ambulance service that provides transporta-
tion by aircraft." Adds the definition of "air transport services" to
mean "emergency medical care and the transportation of sick or injured
persons by aircraft to, from, or between general hospitals or other
health care facilities. Adds language to state that qualified personnel
may initiate and administer transfusions while providing emergency and
non-emergency medical care within the aircraft. Eliminates language to
change the regulatory body that will oversee this new service (from the
Council on Human Blood and Transfusion Services to the State Emergency
Medical Services Council) and authorizes the EMS Council to promulgate
regulations. Adds a requirement for providers to ensure compliance with
laws and regulations and provide DOH with a notice of intent to offer
these services at least 60 days before starting the services. It also
changes the effective date of the underlying chapter to 90 days.

 
EXISTING LAW:

None.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter to
ensure air transport ambulance service providers store and administer
blood products following the State's safety standards and regulations.
Also, it is crucial for the ambulance service provider to provide prior
notification to the Department of Health (DOH) of its intent to store
and distribute blood so DOH can monitor compliance.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

Chapter amendment to Chapter 779 of the Laws of 2021. S.4085-A and
A.2561-B both passed the Senate and Assembly, respectfully, in May 2021.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; .provided, however, that section
one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public health law
relating to availability of air transport ambulance service providers to
store and distribute blood, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
S.4085-A and A.2561-B, takes effect.

S7839 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7839
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 ambulance services
   which provide transportation by aircraft; and to amend  a  chapter  of
   the laws of 2021 amending the public health law relating to availabil-
   ity of air transport ambulance service providers to store and distrib-
   ute  blood,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4085-A and A.
   2561-B, 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.  Section  3003-b  of  the public health law, as added by a
 chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public health law  relating  to
 availability  of  air transport ambulance service providers to store and
 distribute blood, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4085-A and
 A. 2561-B, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3003-b. Availability of [air transport] ambulance  service  [provid-
 ers]  THAT  PROVIDES  TRANSPORTATION BY AIRCRAFT to store and distribute
 blood and initiate and administer blood transfusions.  1.  [As  used  in
 this section, "air transport services" shall mean emergency medical care
 and  the transportation of sick or injured persons by aircraft to, from,
 or between general hospitals or other health care facilities.
   2.]  An ambulance service [provider] licensed under this article  that
 provides  [air  transport services] TRANSPORTATION BY AIRCRAFT may store
 and distribute human blood and blood products at  all  their  facilities
 and  QUALIFIED MEDICAL AND HEALTH PERSONNEL, AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE,
 OPERATING  WITHIN  AN AMBULANCE SERVICE LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE, MAY
 initiate and administer human blood and blood product transfusions while
 providing air transport services.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "AIR  TRANS-
 PORT  SERVICES"  MEANS  EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE AND THE TRANSPORTATION OF
 SICK OR INJURED PERSONS BY AIRCRAFT TO, FROM OR BETWEEN  GENERAL  HOSPI-
 TALS OR OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
   [3.] 2. Notwithstanding [section] TITLE five [hundred seventy-four] of
 ARTICLE  FIVE OF this chapter, any ambulance service [provider] licensed
 [pursuant to] UNDER    this  article  that  provides  TRANSPORTATION  BY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01353-06-2
 S. 7839                             2

 AIRCRAFT  AND ONLY FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING air transport services, may
 store and distribute human blood and blood products in  accordance  with
 [section thirty-one hundred of this chapter; provided, however, an ambu-
 lance service provider shall meet or exceed all] standards for the stor-
 age  of blood products of the United States Food and Drug Administration
 AND ANY RULES, REGULATIONS, GUIDANCE OR  MINIMUM  STANDARDS  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   3.  PRIOR  TO  STORING  AND  DISTRIBUTING  BLOOD OR ALLOWING QUALIFIED
 MEDICAL AND HEALTH PERSONNEL TO INITIATE  AND  ADMINISTER  BLOOD  TRANS-
 FUSIONS  UNDER  THIS SECTION, THE AMBULANCE SERVICE SHALL ENSURE THAT IT
 IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES, REGULATIONS, GUIDANCE OR MINIMUM STAND-
 ARDS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND OTHER APPLICABLE EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, AND SHALL PROVIDE NOTIFICATION  OF  INTENT
 TO  STORE  AND  DISTRIBUTE  BLOOD  OR ALLOW QUALIFIED MEDICAL AND HEALTH
 PERSONNEL TO INITIATE AND ADMINISTER BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS AS PART OF THEIR
 AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES AT LEAST SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO BEGINNING SUCH CARE.
   4. THE STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL, WITH THE APPROVAL  OF
 THE  COMMISSIONER,  SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO EFFECTUATE
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2021  amending  the  public
 health  law  relating to availability of air transport ambulance service
 providers to store and distribute  blood,  as  proposed  in  legislative
 bills numbers S. 4085-A and A. 2561-B, is amended to read as follows:
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect [immediately] ON THE NINETIETH DAY
 AFTER IT SHALL HAVE BECOME A LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect  immediately,  provided  however  that
 section  one  of  this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
 same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public  health
 law  relating to availability of air transport ambulance service provid-
 ers to store and distribute blood,  as  proposed  in  legislative  bills
 numbers S. 4085-A and A. 2561-B, takes effect.

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Feb 9, 2022 - floor Vote

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Jan 18, 2022 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jan 18, 2022

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S7839 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7839 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Michelle Hinchey

Current Bill Status Via A8788 - Signed by Governor

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Feb 9, 2022 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Feb 9, 2022

Jan 18, 2022 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jan 18, 2022

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Daniel G. Stec

S7839 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7839 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7839 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7839 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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