Senate Bill S6230A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes camp employees to administer medications and treatment to children under certain circumstances

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2025-S6230 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1394, Pub Health L; amd §6908, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8641

2025-S6230 - Summary

Allows camp employees to administer medications and treatment to children, under parent direction and authorization, after specific authorization by the camp's medical director and in compliance with regulations.

2025-S6230 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6230 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6230
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. WEBB, HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
   to  authorizing camp operators and employees to administer medications
   and treatment to children under certain circumstances

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 1394 of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. EACH CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT, SUMMER DAY,  OR  TRAVELING  SUMMER  DAY
 CAMP, MAY AUTHORIZE THE OPERATOR OR EMPLOYEES OF SUCH CAMP TO ADMINISTER
 OVER-THE-COUNTER  MEDICATIONS OR PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS FOR THE TREAT-
 MENT OF EMERGENCY CONDITIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO ASTHMA, ANAPHYLAXIS, AND SEIZURE MEDICATION  PURSUANT
 TO  SECTION SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 6908 of  the  education
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (vi) to read as follows:
   (VI)  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENT BY OPERATORS OR
 EMPLOYEES OF CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT CAMP, SUMMER DAY  CAMP  AND  TRAVELING
 SUMMER  DAY  CAMP WHERE SUCH OPERATORS OR EMPLOYEES ARE ACTING UNDER THE
 DIRECTION AND AUTHORITY OF A PARENT OF A CHILD,  LEGAL  GUARDIAN,  LEGAL
 CUSTODIAN,  OR AN ADULT IN WHOSE CARE A CHILD HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED AND WHO
 HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE PARENT TO CONSENT TO ANY HEALTH CARE FOR  THE
 CHILD  AND  IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT
 OF HEALTH PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS AND TREATMENT;
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00934-01-5



              

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2025-S6230A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1394, Pub Health L; amd §6908, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8641

2025-S6230A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows camp employees to administer medications and treatment to children, under parent direction and authorization, after specific authorization by the camp's medical director and in compliance with regulations.

2025-S6230A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6230A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6230--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  WEBB,  HINCHEY, PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Health
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
   to authorizing camp employees to administer medications and  treatment
   to children under certain circumstances
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1394 of the public health law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10.  EACH  CHILDREN'S  OVERNIGHT,  SUMMER DAY, OR TRAVELING SUMMER DAY
 CAMP, MAY PERMIT EMPLOYEES OF SUCH CAMP TO  ADMINISTER  OVER-THE-COUNTER
 MEDICATIONS  PURSUANT  TO  A STANDING ORDER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF PAIN RELIEF OR  THE  TREATMENT  OF  ANAPHYLAXIS  AND
 MOTION  SICKNESS  OR PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF EMER-
 GENCY CONDITIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ASTHMA,  ANAPHYLAXIS,  AND
 ORAL  OR  NASAL  SPRAY  SEIZURE MEDICATIONS.   SUCH MEDICATIONS SHALL BE
 APPROVED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  AND  ADMINISTERED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 RULES  AND  REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION
 WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 6908 of  the  education
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (vi) to read as follows:
   (VI)  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENT BY EMPLOYEES OF
 CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT CAMP, SUMMER DAY CAMP AND TRAVELING SUMMER DAY CAMP
 WHERE SUCH EMPLOYEES HAVE  BEEN  GIVEN  SPECIFIC  AUTHORIZATION  BY  THE
 CAMP'S MEDICAL DIRECTOR, TO ADMINISTER SUCH MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS TO
 A  SPECIFIC  CHILD,  ARE  ACTING  UNDER THE DIRECTION AND AUTHORITY OF A
 PARENT OF A CHILD, LEGAL GUARDIAN, LEGAL CUSTODIAN, OR AN ADULT IN WHOSE
 CARE A CHILD HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED AND WHO  HAVE  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  BY  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00934-04-5
              

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