Bill Text: NY A04616 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4616 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires every assisted living facility to have at least one automated external defibrillator on the premises and have in attendance at all times, at least one individual certified in the operation thereof.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to health [A04616 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04616-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4616
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 4, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Health
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring assisted
         living residences to have an automated external defibrillator  on  the
         premises
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 4656 of the public health law, as added by  chapter
    2  2  of the laws of 2004, is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read
    3  as follows:
    4    9. EVERY ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE LICENSED UNDER THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL
    5  HAVE  ON  THE  PREMISES  AT  LEAST  ONE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR
    6  (AED), AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF  SECTION  THREE
    7  THOUSAND-B  OF  THIS CHAPTER. SUCH RESIDENCE AND THE STAFF THEREOF SHALL
    8  BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS, PROTECTIONS AND LIMITATIONS  OF  SECTION
    9  THREE  THOUSAND-B OF THIS CHAPTER.  EACH ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE SHALL
   10  HAVE IN ATTENDANCE AT ALL  TIMES  AT  LEAST  ONE  INDIVIDUAL  PERFORMING
   11  EMPLOYMENT  OR  INDIVIDUAL  ACTING  AS  AN  AUTHORIZED  VOLUNTEER WHO IS
   12  TRAINED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION  THREE
   13  THOUSAND-B OF THIS CHAPTER IN THE USE OF AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRIL-
   14  LATOR.    THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO DETERMINE THE
   15  QUANTITY AND TYPE DEEMED TO BE ADEQUATE TO ENSURE READY AND  APPROPRIATE
   16  ACCESS FOR USE DURING EMERGENCIES TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SIZE AND OCCU-
   17  PANCY  OF  EACH  ASSISTED  LIVING  RESIDENCE AND ANY OTHER MATTER DEEMED
   18  NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER TO EFFECTUATE THE DUTY PRESCRIBED BY  THIS
   19  SUBDIVISION. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR A PHASE-IN SCHEDULE
   20  OF THE DUTY CREATED BY THIS SUBDIVISION.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   22  it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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