Assembly Bill A3392

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to emergency medical services

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co-Sponsors

2023-A3392 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §122-b, Gen Muni L; amd §163, Civ Serv L; amd §40, R & SS L; amd §§3000 - 3003 & 3008, add §§3004, 3018 & 3019, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9509

2023-A3392 - Summary

Relates to emergency medical services; establishes a special district for the financing and operation of general ambulance services; provides for a statewide comprehensive emergency medical system plan.

2023-A3392 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3392
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. OTIS, BUTTENSCHON, CLARK, LUPARDO -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, the civil  service  law,  the
   retirement  and  social  security  law  and  the public health law, in
   relation to emergency medical services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 122-b of
 the general municipal law, as amended by chapter  471  of  the  laws  of
 2011, is amended and a new paragraph (g) is added to read as follows:
   [Any]  GENERAL  AMBULANCE  SERVICES  ARE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE.   EVERY
 county, city, town [or] AND village, acting individually or  jointly  OR
 IN  CONJUNCTION WITH A SPECIAL DISTRICT, [may provide] SHALL ENSURE THAT
 an emergency medical service, a general ambulance service or a  combina-
 tion  of such services ARE PROVIDED for the purpose of providing prehos-
 pital emergency  medical  treatment  or  transporting  sick  or  injured
 persons  found  within the boundaries of the municipality or the munici-
 palities acting jointly to a hospital, clinic, sanatorium or other place
 for treatment of such illness or injury[, and for]. IN FURTHERANCE OF
  that purpose, A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE may:
   (G) ESTABLISH A SPECIAL DISTRICT FOR THE FINANCING  AND  OPERATION  OF
 GENERAL  AMBULANCE  SERVICES  AS  SET FORTH BY THIS SECTION, WHEREBY ANY
 COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, ACTING INDIVIDUALLY, OR JOINTLY WITH  ANY
 OTHER  COUNTY,  CITY, TOWN AND/OR VILLAGE, THROUGH ITS GOVERNING BODY OR
 BODIES, FOLLOWING APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AS ARE REQUIRED FOR  THE  ESTAB-
 LISHMENT  OF FIRE DISTRICTS IN ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE TOWN LAW OR FOLLOW-
 ING APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT
 FIRE DISTRICTS IN ARTICLE ELEVEN-A OF THE TOWN LAW,  WITH  SUCH  SPECIAL
 DISTRICT  BEING  AUTHORIZED  BY THIS SECTION TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ALL OR
 ANY PART OF ANY SUCH PARTICIPATING COUNTY OR COUNTIES,  TOWN  OR  TOWNS,
 CITY OR CITIES AND/OR VILLAGE OR VILLAGES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05007-01-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A3392A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §122-b, Gen Muni L; amd §163, Civ Serv L; amd §40, R & SS L; amd §§3000 - 3003 & 3008, add §§3004, 3018 & 3019, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9509

2023-A3392A - Summary

Relates to emergency medical services; establishes a special district for the financing and operation of general ambulance services; provides for a statewide comprehensive emergency medical system plan.

2023-A3392A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3392--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. OTIS, BUTTENSCHON, CLARK, LUPARDO, SANTABARBARA,
   EACHUS, LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Local
   Governments  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  municipal  law  in  relation  to  emergency
   medical services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 122-b  of
 the  general  municipal  law,  as  amended by chapter 471 of the laws of
 2011, is amended and a new paragraph (g) is added to read as follows:
   [Any] GENERAL AMBULANCE SERVICES ARE  AN  ESSENTIAL  SERVICE.    EVERY
 county,  city,  town [or] AND village, acting individually or jointly OR
 IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SPECIAL DISTRICT, [may provide] SHALL ENSURE  THAT
 an  emergency medical service, a general ambulance service or a combina-
 tion of such services ARE PROVIDED for the purpose of providing  prehos-
 pital  emergency  medical  treatment  or  transporting  sick  or injured
 persons found within the boundaries of the municipality or  the  munici-
 palities acting jointly to a hospital, clinic, sanatorium or other place
 for  treatment  of  such illness or injury, [and for] PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY  TO  A  CITY  WITH  A
 POPULATION  OF  ONE  MILLION OR MORE.  IN FURTHERANCE OF that purpose, A
 COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE may:
   (G) ESTABLISH A SPECIAL DISTRICT FOR THE FINANCING  AND  OPERATION  OF
 GENERAL  AMBULANCE  SERVICES  AS  SET FORTH BY THIS SECTION, WHEREBY ANY
 COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, ACTING INDIVIDUALLY, OR JOINTLY WITH  ANY
 OTHER  COUNTY,  CITY, TOWN AND/OR VILLAGE, THROUGH ITS GOVERNING BODY OR
 BODIES, FOLLOWING APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AS ARE REQUIRED FOR  THE  ESTAB-
 LISHMENT  OF FIRE DISTRICTS IN ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE TOWN LAW OR FOLLOW-
 ING APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT
 FIRE DISTRICTS IN ARTICLE ELEVEN-A OF THE TOWN LAW,  WITH  SUCH  SPECIAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05007-03-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A3392B - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §122-b, Gen Muni L; amd §163, Civ Serv L; amd §40, R & SS L; amd §§3000 - 3003 & 3008, add §§3004, 3018 & 3019, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9509

2023-A3392B - Summary

Relates to emergency medical services; establishes a special district for the financing and operation of general ambulance services; provides for a statewide comprehensive emergency medical system plan.

2023-A3392B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3392--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. OTIS, BUTTENSCHON, CLARK, LUPARDO, SANTABARBARA,
   EACHUS, LEVENBERG, SILLITTI, KELLES, BENDETT -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Local Governments --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Governments in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- again  reported  from  said  committee
   with  amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the public health law,  in
   relation to emergency medical services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 122-b  of
 the  general  municipal  law,  as  amended by chapter 471 of the laws of
 2011, is amended and a new paragraph (g) is added to read as follows:
   [Any] GENERAL AMBULANCE SERVICES ARE  AN  ESSENTIAL  SERVICE.    EVERY
 county,  city,  town [or] AND village, acting individually or jointly OR
 IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SPECIAL DISTRICT, [may provide] SHALL ENSURE  THAT
 an  emergency medical service, a general ambulance service or a combina-
 tion of such services ARE PROVIDED for the purpose of providing  prehos-
 pital  emergency  medical  treatment  or  transporting  sick  or injured
 persons found within the boundaries of the municipality or  the  munici-
 palities acting jointly to a hospital, clinic, sanatorium or other place
 for  treatment  of  such illness or injury, [and for] PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO A CITY WITH A
 POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.  IN FURTHERANCE OF  that  purpose,  A
 COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE may:
   (G)  ESTABLISH  A  SPECIAL DISTRICT FOR THE FINANCING AND OPERATION OF
 GENERAL AMBULANCE SERVICES AS SET FORTH BY  THIS  SECTION,  WHEREBY  ANY
 COUNTY,  CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, ACTING INDIVIDUALLY, OR JOINTLY WITH ANY
 OTHER COUNTY, CITY, TOWN AND/OR VILLAGE, THROUGH ITS GOVERNING  BODY  OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05007-09-4
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A3392C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §122-b, Gen Muni L; amd §163, Civ Serv L; amd §40, R & SS L; amd §§3000 - 3003 & 3008, add §§3004, 3018 & 3019, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9509

2023-A3392C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to emergency medical services; establishes a special district for the financing and operation of general ambulance services; provides for a statewide comprehensive emergency medical system plan.

2023-A3392C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3392--C
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. OTIS, BUTTENSCHON, CLARK, LUPARDO, SANTABARBARA,
   EACHUS,  LEVENBERG,  SILLITTI,  KELLES,  BENDETT,  LUNSFORD,  MCGOWAN,
   BURDICK,  MAHER,  SIMPSON,  ANGELINO,  NORRIS, SHIMSKY, GUNTHER, FAHY,
   BARRETT, McDONALD, J. M. GIGLIO, BLUMENCRANZ, FLOOD, DeSTEFANO -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Governments
   in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- again reported from said
   committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
   ted to said committee --  again  reported  from  said  committee  with
   amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the public health law,  in
   relation to emergency medical services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 122-b  of
 the  general  municipal  law,  as  amended by chapter 471 of the laws of
 2011, is amended and a new paragraph (g) is added to read as follows:
   [Any] GENERAL AMBULANCE SERVICES ARE  AN  ESSENTIAL  SERVICE.    EVERY
 county,  city,  town [or] AND village, acting individually or jointly OR
 IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SPECIAL DISTRICT, [may provide] SHALL ENSURE  THAT
 an  emergency medical service, a general ambulance service or a combina-
 tion of such services ARE PROVIDED for the purpose of providing  prehos-
 pital  emergency  medical  treatment  or  transporting  sick  or injured
 persons found within the boundaries of the municipality or  the  munici-
 palities acting jointly to a hospital, clinic, sanatorium or other place
 for  treatment  of  such illness or injury, [and for] PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO A CITY WITH A
 POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.  IN FURTHERANCE OF  that  purpose,  A
 COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE may:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05007-13-4
              

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