Bill Text: NY S01714 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to the distribution of potassium iodide in a radiological emergency.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-26 - PRINT NUMBER 1714B [S01714 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S01714-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1714--B 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 14, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, O'MARA, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veter- ans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs -- recommitted to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT relating to the distribution of potassium iodide in a radiologi- cal emergency The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The disaster preparedness commission shall revise the New 2 York state radiological emergency preparedness plan to mandate the pre- 3 distribution of potassium iodide to personnel monitoring centers, prima- 4 ry MS-1 hospital facilities, and state emergency management facilities 5 located within a fifty mile radius of nuclear power sites for distrib- 6 ution to populations in the event of a radiological emergency. Outside 7 of the current 10 mile radius, the state shall reimburse counties for 8 the purchase of potassium iodide. The commission, in consultation with 9 the department of health, shall develop a set of standards and protocols 10 for pre-distribution of potassium iodide as provided in this act. The 11 provision of this act shall be implemented within amounts made available 12 by appropriation therefor. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2017. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03508-05-6
