Bill Text: NY A03426 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Enacts Gio's Law requiring that members of all emergency service providers be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A03426 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A03426-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3426 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, M. L. MILLER, McDONOUGH, RAIA, JAFFEE, GIGLIO, D'URSO, SEAWRIGHT, B. MILLER, COLTON, BRAUNSTEIN, COOK, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, the county law, the general municipal law and the public health law, in relation to enacting "Gio's Law" requiring that members of police departments, sheriff's departments, fire departments and emergency medical service providers be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and to carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Gio's Law". 2 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 233 to read 3 as follows: 4 § 233. Emergency anaphylaxis treatment training and use. 1. As used in 5 this section, the term "emergency anaphylaxis treatment" shall mean an 6 epinephrine auto-injector device, as such term is defined in paragraph 7 (b) of subdivision one of section three thousand-c of the public health 8 law, or another form of emergency anaphylaxis treatment approved by the 9 commissioner of health. 10 2. All members of the state police shall be required to be trained in 11 the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and shall carry 12 emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles when on duty. 13 3. All members of the state police shall: 14 (a) complete an initial training program on emergency anaphylaxis 15 treatment; 16 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years; 17 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to an 18 incident of suspected anaphylaxis and advise if emergency anaphylaxis 19 treatment is being used; and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02024-01-9A. 3426 2 1 (d) comply with protocols for response to incidents of suspected 2 anaphylaxis. 3 § 3. The county law is amended by adding a new section 663 to read as 4 follows: 5 § 663. Emergency anaphylaxis treatment training and use. 1. As used in 6 this section, the term "emergency anaphylaxis treatment" shall mean an 7 epinephrine auto-injector device, as such term is defined in paragraph 8 (b) of subdivision one of section three thousand-c of the public health 9 law, or another form of emergency anaphylaxis treatment approved by the 10 commissioner of health. 11 2. All sheriffs, undersheriffs, and deputy sheriffs shall be required 12 to be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment 13 and shall carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles when 14 on duty. 15 3. All sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs shall: 16 (a) complete an initial training program on emergency anaphylaxis 17 treatment; 18 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years; 19 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to an 20 incident of suspected anaphylaxis and advise if emergency anaphylaxis 21 treatment is being used; and 22 (d) comply with protocols for response to incidents of suspected 23 anaphylaxis. 24 § 4. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 25 209-gg to read as follows: 26 § 209-gg. Emergency anaphylaxis treatment training and use. 1. As used 27 in this section, the term "emergency anaphylaxis treatment" shall mean 28 an epinephrine auto-injector device, as such term is defined in para- 29 graph (b) of subdivision one of section three thousand-c of the public 30 health law, or another form of emergency anaphylaxis treatment approved 31 by the commissioner of health. 32 2. All members of a police or fire department organized at the county, 33 city, village, town, or district level shall be required to be trained 34 in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and shall carry 35 emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles when on duty. 36 3. All members of a police or fire department organized at the county, 37 city, village, town, or district level shall: 38 (a) complete an initial training program on emergency anaphylaxis 39 treatment; 40 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years; 41 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to an 42 incident of suspected anaphylaxis and advise if emergency anaphylaxis 43 treatment is being used; and 44 (d) comply with protocols for response to incidents of suspected 45 anaphylaxis. 46 § 5. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3000-e 47 to read as follows: 48 § 3000-e. Emergency anaphylaxis treatment training and use. 1. As used 49 in this section, the term "emergency anaphylaxis treatment" shall mean 50 an epinephrine auto-injector device, as such term is defined in para- 51 graph (b) of subdivision one of section three thousand-c of this arti- 52 cle, or another form of emergency anaphylaxis treatment approved by the 53 commissioner. 54 2. Anyone who provides emergency medical services shall be required to 55 be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment andA. 3426 3 1 shall carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicle when on 2 duty. 3 3. Anyone who provides emergency medical services shall: 4 (a) complete an initial training program on emergency anaphylaxis 5 treatment; 6 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years; 7 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to an 8 incident of suspected anaphylaxis and advise if emergency anaphylaxis 9 treatment is being used; and 10 (d) comply with protocols for response to incidents of suspected 11 anaphylaxis. 12 § 6. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 13 law.