Bill Text: NY S09153 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Authorizes certain law enforcement officers and firefighters to possess and administer epinephrine by use of an epinephrine auto-injector device.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-10-31 - PRINT NUMBER 9153A [S09153 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S09153-Amended.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         9153--A
                    IN SENATE
                                     August 17, 2018
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law, in relation to authorizing
          certain law enforcement  officers  and  firefighters  to  possess  and
          administer epinephrine by use of an epinephrine auto-injector device
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  3000-c  of  the
     2  public  health  law,  as  amended by chapter 200 of the laws of 2017, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (a) "Eligible person or entity" means: (i)  an  ambulance  service  or
     5  advanced  life support first response service; a certified first respon-
     6  der, firefighter, emergency medical technician,  or  advanced  emergency
     7  medical technician, who is employed by or an enrolled member of any such
     8  service;  (ii) a children's overnight camp as defined in subdivision one
     9  of section thirteen hundred ninety-two of this  chapter,  a  summer  day
    10  camp  as  defined in subdivision two of section thirteen hundred ninety-
    11  two of this chapter, a traveling summer day camp as defined in  subdivi-
    12  sion  three  of section thirteen hundred ninety-two of this chapter or a
    13  person employed by such a camp; (iii) a school district, board of  coop-
    14  erative  educational services, county vocational education and extension
    15  board, charter school, and non-public elementary and secondary school in
    16  this state or any person employed by any such entity, or employed  by  a
    17  contractor  of  such an entity while performing services for the entity;
    18  [or] (iv) a sports, entertainment, amusement, education, government, day
    19  care or retail facility; an educational institution, youth  organization
    20  or  sports  league;  an  establishment  that  serves  food;  or a person
    21  employed by such entity; [and] (v) a police officer  or  peace  officer;
    22  and  (vi)  any  other  person  or entity designated or approved, or in a
    23  category designated or approved pursuant to regulations of  the  commis-
    24  sioner in consultation with other appropriate agencies.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16431-02-8

        S. 9153--A                          2
     1    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
     2  have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amendment  and/or
     3  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
     4  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  on  or  before
     5  such date.
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