Assembly Bill A5371A

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5371--A
 
                        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, KASSAY, LEVENBERG, GALLAHAN  --  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 county law and the administrative code of  the  city
   of New York, in relation to requiring telecommunicator cardiopulmonary
   resuscitation 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:
   (1)  "CPR"  OR "CARDIOPULMONARY 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  VENTI-
 LATION AND CARDIAC FUNCTION IN THE ABSENCE OF AN ARREST.
   (2)  "T-CPR" OR "TELECOMMUNICATOR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION" SHALL
 MEAN DISPATCHER ASSISTED, HIGH QUALITY CPR INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO  CALLERS
 DURING A CARDIAC ARREST.
   (B)  THE  BOARD SHALL REQUIRE THAT ALL 911 CALL-TAKERS AND DISPATCHERS
 COMPLETE T-CPR TRAINING AND AN ANNUAL  FOLLOW-UP  TRAINING.  SUCH  T-CPR
 TRAINING  SHALL  FOLLOW NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, EVIDENCE-BASED 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
 INSTRUCTIONS TO CALLERS;
   (3)  COORDINATING  WITH  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISPATCH TO ENSURE
 TIMELY ARRIVAL OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (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  T-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
 COMPLETE  SUCH  T-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 T-CPR TRAINING. A. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   1. "CPR" OR "CARDIOPULMONARY 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 VENTI-
 LATION AND CARDIAC FUNCTION IN THE ABSENCE OF AN ARREST.
   2. "T-CPR" OR "TELECOMMUNICATOR CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCITATION"  SHALL
 MEAN  DISPATCHER  ASSISTED HIGH QUALITY CPR INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO CALLERS
 DURING A CARDIAC ARREST.
   B. ALL 911 CALL-TAKERS AND DISPATCHERS SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO  COMPLETE
 T-CPR TRAINING AND AN ANNUAL FOLLOW-UP TRAINING. SUCH CPR TRAINING SHALL
 FOLLOW   NATIONALLY  RECOGNIZED,  EVIDENCE-BASED  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 INSTRUCTIONS
 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 T-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  T-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.