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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 07, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S123
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
2015-S123 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง3000-e, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S4736
2015-S123 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires all assisted living facilities to have a defibrillator, requires that at least two persons on each shift at assisted living facilities be trained in CPR, requires that CPR must be performed when needed and provides that anyone who in good faith performs CPR will be exempt from any liability.
2015-S123 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S123 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring all assisted living facilities to have a defibrillator, requiring that at least two persons on each shift at assisted living facilities be trained in CPR, requiring that CPR must be performed when needed and providing that anyone who in good faith performs CPR will be exempt from any liability PURPOSE : Requires all assisted living facilities to have defibrillator and perform CPR. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section One of the bill is amended by adding a new section 3000-e. Each assisted living residence shall be equipped with and maintain automated external defibrillators. The owners or operators of such assisted living residence shall provide such automated external defibrillators in quantities deemed necessary by the commissioner. Such equipment shall be ready accessible for use during medical emergencies. Any information deemed necessary by the commissioner shall accompany such equipment. A minimum of two employees on each work shift at an assisted living
2015-S123 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 123 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring all assisted living facilities to have a defibrillator, requiring that at least two persons on each shift at assisted living facilities be trained in CPR, requiring that CPR must be performed when needed and providing that anyone who in good faith performs CPR will be exempt from any liability 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. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS; ASSISTED LIVING RESI- DENCE. 1. EACH ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION FORTY-SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AND MAINTAIN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-B OF THIS ARTICLE. THE OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF SUCH ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE SHALL PROVIDE SUCH AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN QUANTITIES DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER. SUCH EQUIPMENT SHALL BE READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR USE DURING MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. ANY INFORMATION DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSION- ER SHALL ACCOMPANY SUCH EQUIPMENT. 2. A MINIMUM OF TWO EMPLOYEES ON EACH WORK SHIFT AT AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY SHALL BE TRAINED IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) AND IN THE USE OF THE FACILITY DEFIBRILLATORS BY A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED ORGAN- IZATION, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-B OF THIS ARTICLE. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) MEASURES SHALL BE TAKEN IN EVERY INSTANCE WHEN THEY ARE WARRANTED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO SUCH MEASURES NEED BE TAKEN ON ANY PERSON WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY FILED A VALIDLY-EXECUTED "DO NOT RESUSCITATE", WHETHER INCOR- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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