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Sep 22, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S8492
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S8492 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11670
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง206, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S78
2013-2014: S80
2009-S8492 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8492 REVISED 09/24/10 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring preven- tative cardiac screening of student athletes PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation requires cardiac screening of student athletes; mandates coaches receive training in CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 27 to read as follows: The commissioner shall, in consultation with the commissioner of education, promulgate by regu- lation, guidelines and standards mandating that student athletes receive preventative cardiac screening to detect conditions and defects which may lead to illness, injury and death as a result of strenuous physical activity. The commissioner shall determine the specific types of screen- ing which shall be required including, but not limited to, advanced screening for the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. For purposes of this subdivision, "student athletes" shall mean any student participating in supervised sporting activities organized by a public or private school, or an organization, association or group organized and functioning, in a whole or in part, for the purpose of
2009-S8492 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8492 I N S E N A T E September 22, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring preven- tative cardiac screening of student athletes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 28 to read as follows: 28. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, PROMULGATE BY REGULATION, GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS MANDAT- ING THAT STUDENT ATHLETES RECEIVE PREVENTATIVE CARDIAC SCREENING TO DETECT CONDITIONS AND DEFECTS WHICH MAY LEAD TO ILLNESS, INJURY AND DEATH AS A RESULT OF STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC TYPES OF SCREENING WHICH SHALL BE REQUIRED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ADVANCED SCREENING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY. (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "STUDENT ATHLETE" SHALL MEAN ANY STUDENT PARTICIPATING IN SUPERVISED SPORTING ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL, OR AN ORGANIZATION, ASSOCIATION OR GROUP ORGANIZED AND FUNCTIONING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING YOUTH WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SUPERVISED SPORT- ING ACTIVITIES. (C) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH BY REGULATION, GUIDELINES MANDAT- ING THAT COACHES AND TRAINERS OF STUDENT ATHLETES, AS DEFINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, WHETHER PAID OR UNPAID, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE TRAINING IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND THE CORRECT USE OF AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PER YEAR. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD17776-02-0
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