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                                  1941

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. MARKEY, BENEDETTO, JAFFEE, GUNTHER, TITONE, COOK,
  MOYA, ROBERTS, AUBRY, KEARNS, SCHIMEL, WEPRIN, ABINANTI -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  --  M. of A.  BRENNAN, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, McLAUGHLIN, PERRY,
  RIVERA, SOLAGES, STECK -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
  Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to requiring golf
  course operators to make available at  least  one  functional  cardiac
  defibrillator  and  requiring  that  employees  of  such facilities be
  trained in its proper operation and use

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
3000-e to read as follows:
  S 3000-E. FUNCTIONAL CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR AT GOLF COURSE. 1.  FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  BE  DEFINED  AS
FOLLOWS:
  A. "GOLF COURSE" MEANS AN AREA OF LAND LAID OUT FOR GOLF WITH A SERIES
OF  NINE  OR  EIGHTEEN  HOLES  EACH  INCLUDING TEE, FAIRWAY, AND PUTTING
GREEN.  "GOLF COURSE" SHALL NOT INCLUDE MINIATURE GOLF COURSES.
  B. "GOLF COURSE OPERATOR" MEANS ANY PERSON, FIRM,  CORPORATION,  PART-
NERSHIP, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OR OTHER ENTITY, WHETHER PUBLICLY OR
PRIVATELY OWNED OR OPERATED, THAT MANAGES ANY GOLF COURSE.
  2.  GOLF COURSE OPERATORS SHALL PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE AUTOMATED
EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED), AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  SUBDIVI-
SION  ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-B OF THIS ARTICLE, IN QUANTITIES AND
TYPES DEEMED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO BE  ADEQUATE  TO  ENSURE  READY  AND
APPROPRIATE ACCESS FOR USE DURING EMERGENCIES.
  3.   EVERY GOLF COURSE OPERATOR SHALL HAVE IN ATTENDANCE, AT ALL TIMES
DURING STAFFED  BUSINESS  HOURS,  AT  LEAST  ONE  INDIVIDUAL  PERFORMING
EMPLOYMENT  OR  INDIVIDUAL  ACTING  AS  AN  AUTHORIZED  VOLUNTEER WHO IS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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TRAINED, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION THREE
THOUSAND-B OF THIS ARTICLE, IN THE OPERATION AND USE OF AN AED.
  4.  GOLF  COURSE  OPERATORS  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS AND
LIMITATIONS OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-B OF THIS ARTICLE.
  5. ANY GOLF COURSE OPERATOR, HIS OR HER EMPLOYEE OR  OTHER  AGENT,  OR
ANY  PERSON  WHO VOLUNTARILY AND WITHOUT EXPECTATION OF MONETARY COMPEN-
SATION RENDERS EMERGENCY TREATMENT USING SUCH DEFIBRILLATOR PURSUANT  TO
THIS SECTION, TO A PERSON WHO IS UNCONSCIOUS, ILL OR INJURED, SHALL ONLY
BE LIABLE PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law, provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.