Assembly Bill A5371

                             
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                                   5371
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, CUNNINGHAM, GLICK, SANTABARBARA, SAYEGH,
   SHIMSKY, STECK, TAPIA, K. BROWN --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the county law and the administrative code of the city
   of New York, in relation to requiring CPR training for 911 call-takers
   and dispatchers

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  328 of the county law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "CPR" OR  "CARDIOPULMO-
 NARY  RESUSCITATION"  SHALL  MEAN  MEASURES, AS SPECIFIED IN REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH,  TO  RESTORE  FUNCTION  OR
 SUPPORT VENTILATION IN THE EVENT OF A CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY ARREST. CPR
 SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE MEASURES TO IMPROVE VENTILATION AND CARDIAC FUNCTION
 IN THE ABSENCE OF AN ARREST.
   (B) THE BOARD SHALL REQUIRE THAT ALL 911 CALL-TAKERS  AND  DISPATCHERS
 COMPLETE  CPR TRAINING AND AN ANNUAL FOLLOW-UP TRAINING. SUCH CPR TRAIN-
 ING SHALL FOLLOW NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
 SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
   (1) RECOGNIZING SIGNS OF CARDIAC ARREST DURING EMERGENCY CALLS;
   (2) PROVIDING STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR INITIATING CPR TO CALLERS;
   (3) COORDINATING WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES  DISPATCH  TO  ENSURE
 TIMELY ARRIVAL OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; AND
   (4)  USING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS WHEN AVAILABLE AND APPRO-
 PRIATE.
   (C) ALL 911 CALL-TAKERS AND DISPATCHERS EMPLOYED BEFORE THE  EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL COMPLETE SUCH CPR TRAINING WITHIN TWELVE
 MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND  SHALL  COMPLETE  A
 FOLLOW-UP   TRAINING   ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER.  ALL  911  CALL-TAKERS  AND
 DISPATCHERS HIRED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00863-01-5
              

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 COMPLETE  SUCH  CPR  TRAINING  WITHIN  TWELVE MONTHS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT
 START DATE AND SHALL COMPLETE A FOLLOW-UP TRAINING ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
   §  2.  The  administrative  code of the city of New York is amended by
 adding a new section 10-187 to read as follows:
   § 10-187 911 CALL-TAKERS AND DISPATCHERS  CPR  TRAINING.  A.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CPR" OR "CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION" SHALL
 MEAN  MEASURES,  AS  SPECIFIED IN REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF HEALTH, TO RESTORE FUNCTION  OR  SUPPORT  VENTILATION  IN  THE
 EVENT OF A CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY ARREST. CPR SHALL NOT INCLUDE MEASURES
 TO IMPROVE VENTILATION AND CARDIAC FUNCTION IN THE ABSENCE OF AN ARREST.
   B.  ALL  911 CALL-TAKERS AND DISPATCHERS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE
 CPR TRAINING AND AN ANNUAL FOLLOW-UP TRAINING. SUCH CPR  TRAINING  SHALL
 FOLLOW NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT
 BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
   1. RECOGNIZING SIGNS OF CARDIAC ARREST DURING EMERGENCY CALLS;
   2. PROVIDING STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR INITIATING CPR TO CALLERS;
   3.  COORDINATING  WITH  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL SERVICES DISPATCH TO ENSURE
 TIMELY ARRIVAL OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; AND
   4. USING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS WHEN AVAILABLE  AND  APPRO-
 PRIATE.
   C.  ALL  911 CALL-TAKERS AND DISPATCHERS EMPLOYED BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE
 DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL COMPLETE  SUCH  CPR  TRAINING  WITHIN  TWELVE
 MONTHS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION AND SHALL COMPLETE A
 FOLLOW-UP  TRAINING  ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER.  ALL  911   CALL-TAKERS   AND
 DISPATCHERS  HIRED  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION SHALL
 COMPLETE SUCH CPR TRAINING WITHIN  TWELVE  MONTHS  OF  THEIR  EMPLOYMENT
 START DATE AND SHALL COMPLETE A FOLLOW-UP TRAINING ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
   § 3. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion,  section  or  part  of  this act shall be adjudged by any court of
 competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment  shall  not  affect,
 impair,  or  invalidate  the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
 its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,  subdivision,  section
 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 the  legislature  that  this  act  would  have been enacted even if such
 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.