Senate Bill S10725

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   10725
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 23, 2026
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 Introduced  by  Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  requiring  auto-
   mated external defibrillators at electric utility worksites
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
 66-y to read as follows:
   § 66-Y. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS AT UTILITY WORKSITES. 1. FOR
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING  AS
 SUCH  TERM  IS  DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
 THREE THOUSAND-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   (B) "UTILITY" MEANS AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION SUBJECT TO THE  PROVISIONS
 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (C)  "ELECTRIC  UTILITY  WORKER"  MEANS AN EMPLOYEE OF A UTILITY OR AN
 EMPLOYEE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR  PERFORMING  WORK
 ON BEHALF OF A UTILITY.
   (D) "COVERED WORKSITE" MEANS ANY WORKSITE WHERE TWO OR MORE ELECTRICAL
 UTILITY  WORKERS  ARE  PERFORMING  WORK  ON  ELECTRICAL  TRANSMISSION OR
 DISTRIBUTION LINES OF SIX HUNDRED ONE VOLTS OR MORE.
   2. (A) EACH UTILITY, OR ANY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR OF
 A UTILITY, SHALL ENSURE THAT AT LEAST ONE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLA-
 TOR IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE AT EACH COVERED WORKSITE.
   (B) SUCH AUTOMATED EXTERNAL  DEFIBRILLATORS  SHALL  BE  ACCESSIBLE  TO
 EMPLOYEES  AND AVAILABLE FOR USE WITHOUT UNREASONABLE DELAY. THE COMMIS-
 SION SHALL ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE  PLACEMENT,  ACCESSIBIL-
 ITY,  TRANSPORTATION, AND AVAILABILITY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLA-
 TORS, CONSIDERING THE NATURE AND LOCATION OF THE WORK PERFORMED.
   3. (A) EVERY UTILITY SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A  WRITTEN  EMERGEN-
 CY-RESPONSE PLAN ADDRESSING THE USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
 AT COVERED WORKSITES.
   (B) SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD16477-01-6
 S. 10725                            2
 
   (I) PROCEDURES FOR RECOGNIZING A SUSPECTED CARDIAC ARREST AND PROMPTLY
 INITIATING EMERGENCY RESPONSE;
   (II)  PROCEDURES  FOR PROMPTLY RETRIEVING AND USING AN AVAILABLE AUTO-
 MATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR, CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND  TRAIN-
 ING;
   (III) PROCEDURES FOR ALERTING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OF THE USE OF
 AN  AUTOMATED  EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, CONSISTENT
 WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW;
   (IV) PROCEDURES FOR  COORDINATING  EMERGENCY  RESPONSE  AMONG  UTILITY
 EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS; AND
   (V)  PROCEDURES  FOR INSPECTING, MAINTAINING, TESTING, AND DOCUMENTING
 THE READINESS OF EACH AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR.
   (C) EVERY UTILITY SHALL PROVIDE ITS WRITTEN EMERGENCY-RESPONSE PLAN TO
 CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS PERFORMING WORK AT COVERED WORKSITES  AND
 SHALL  REQUIRE  SUCH  CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS TO COMPLY WITH SUCH
 PLAN.
   4. (A) EVERY UTILITY SHALL ENSURE THAT EACH AUTOMATED  EXTERNAL  DEFI-
 BRILLATOR  UNDER ITS RESPONSIBILITY IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND TESTED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS.
   (B) EACH AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR SHALL BE INSPECTED FOLLOWING
 USE AND RETURNED TO SERVICE ONLY AFTER ANY NECESSARY REPLACEMENT,  MAIN-
 TENANCE, OR TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
   (C)  RECORDS OF INSPECTIONS, MAINTENANCE, TESTING, USE, AND CORRECTIVE
 ACTION SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE
 COMMISSION AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAW.
   (D) EVERY UTILITY SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT  AN  AUTO-
 MATED  EXTERNAL  DEFIBRILLATOR  THAT  IS  MISSING,  DAMAGED, EXPIRED, OR
 OTHERWISE NOT READY FOR USE IS PROMPTLY REPAIRED, REPLACED,  OR  SUPPLE-
 MENTED BY ANOTHER AVAILABLE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR.
   5.  ANY  EMPLOYEE  OF A UTILITY WHO, IN GOOD FAITH AND NOT FOR COMPEN-
 SATION, RENDERS EMERGENCY CARE OR TREATMENT BY THE USE OF  AN  AUTOMATED
 EXTERNAL  DEFIBRILLATOR  SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CIVIL DAMAGES RESULTING
 FROM ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF SUCH PERSON RENDERING SUCH EMERGENCY CARE.
   6. EVERY UTILITY  SHALL  ENSURE  THAT  EMPLOYEES  RECEIVE  APPROPRIATE
 INSTRUCTION  AND  TRAINING REGARDING THE USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFI-
 BRILLATORS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become a law. Effective immediately, the public service commission
 is authorized to promulgate, amend and/or repeal any rule or  regulation
 necessary for the implementation of this act on or before such effective
 date.