Bill Text: NY S03180 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Enacts the "automated external defibrillators access act"; requires all public buildings, stadiums, arenas and convention centers in cities with a population of over one million to be equipped with automated external defibrillators; requires employees to be trained in the use of such devices.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 0000-00-00 - [S03180 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S03180-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3180 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 3, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the public buildings law and the public health law, in relation to enacting the "automated external defibrillators access act" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "automated external defibrillators access act". 3 § 2. Section 3 of the public buildings law is amended by adding a new 4 subdivision 16 to read as follows: 5 16. In cities with a population of over one million, equip, maintain 6 and provide automated external defibrillator equipment, as defined in 7 paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section three thousand-b of the 8 public health law, in quantities deemed adequate by the department. Such 9 equipment shall be readily accessible for use during medical emergen- 10 cies. Any information deemed necessary by the commissioner shall accom- 11 pany such equipment. The commissioner shall establish training courses 12 by a nationally-recognized organization, as defined in paragraph (d) of 13 subdivision one of section three thousand-b of the public health law, 14 for those individuals whom the commissioner deems shall be trained in 15 the use of such automated external defibrillator equipment. 16 § 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3000-e 17 to read as follows: 18 § 3000-e. Automated external defibrillators; stadiums, arenas and 19 convention centers in cities with a population of over one million. In 20 cities with a population of over one million, all stadiums, arenas and 21 convention centers with occupancies of over five thousand shall be 22 equipped with and maintain automated external defibrillators as defined 23 in paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section three thousand-b of this EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00745-01-5