Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 25, 2025 |
referred to local governments |
Assembly Bill A7361
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
STECK
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2025-A7361 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Local Governments
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §122-b, Gen Muni L
2025-A7361 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7361 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to fee schedules for ambulance service THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 122-b of the general municipal law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows: 6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LICENSED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WHICH RECEIVE PATIENTS VIA AMBULANCE SERVICE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING FEE SCHEDULE PAYABLE TO THE AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER: (A) NO FEE WHERE UPON AMBULANCE ARRIVAL ON THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT'S PROPERTY, AMBULANCE PATIENTS WHO ARE ADMITTED AND THE AMBULANCE SERVICE RELEASED TO SERVICE OTHER EMERGENCY CALLS IN UNDER THIRTY MINUTES. (B) FEE WHERE EVERY THIRTY MINUTES FOLLOWING THE INITIAL THIRTY MINUTE PERIOD WHEREBY A PATIENT IS WAITING TO BE ADMITTED AND THE AMBULANCE SERVICE IS PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE PATIENT AND/OR IS RENDERED UNABLE TO RESPOND TO OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICE CALLS, THERE SHALL BE A FEE IMPOSED UTILIZING UPON THE DEPARTMENT'S EMERGENCY SERVICES MOBILIZATION RATES PRORATED TO THIRTY-MINUTE INCREMENTS. 7. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LICENSED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WHICH RECEIVE PATIENTS VIA AMBULANCE SERVICE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING FEE SCHEDULE PAYABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. ALL AMBULANCE SERVICES AWAITING ADMITTANCE OF A PATIENT IN THEIR CARE AND RENDERED UNABLE TO RESPOND TO OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICE CALLS, THE FOLLOWING FEE SCHEDULE SHALL APPLY: (A) AFTER ONE HOUR ELAPSES, THE FEE IMPOSED SHALL BE ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT HOUR AFTER THE FIRST HOUR, THE FEE IMPOSED WILL INCREASE BY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER HOUR. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11082-01-5
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