Assembly Bill A3426

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts Gio's Law requiring that members of all emergency service providers be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and to carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A3426 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S484
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §233, Exec L; add §663, County L; add §209-gg, Gen Muni L; add §3000-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A11319, S8671

2019-A3426 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts Gio's Law requiring that members of all emergency service providers be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles.

2019-A3426 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3426
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, M. L. MILLER, McDONOUGH, RAIA, JAFFEE,
   GIGLIO,  D'URSO, SEAWRIGHT, B. MILLER, COLTON, BRAUNSTEIN, COOK, SIMON
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the county law, the general municipal
   law and the public health law, in relation  to  enacting  "Gio's  Law"
   requiring  that  members of police departments, sheriff's departments,
   fire departments and emergency medical service providers be trained in
   the administration of emergency anaphylaxis  treatment  and  to  carry
   emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Gio's Law".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 233 to  read
 as follows:
   § 233. EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS TREATMENT TRAINING AND USE. 1. AS USED IN
 THIS  SECTION,  THE TERM "EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS TREATMENT" SHALL MEAN AN
 EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH
 (B)  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-C OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
 LAW, OR ANOTHER FORM OF EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS TREATMENT APPROVED BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
   2.  ALL MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE TRAINED IN
 THE ADMINISTRATION OF EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS TREATMENT  AND  SHALL  CARRY
 EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS TREATMENT IN THEIR VEHICLES WHEN ON DUTY.
   3. ALL MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE SHALL:
   (A)  COMPLETE  AN  INITIAL  TRAINING  PROGRAM ON EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS
 TREATMENT;
   (B) COMPLETE A REFRESHER TRAINING PROGRAM AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS;
   (C) CONTACT THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM DURING  ANY  RESPONSE  TO  AN
 INCIDENT  OF  SUSPECTED  ANAPHYLAXIS AND ADVISE IF EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS
 TREATMENT IS BEING USED; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02024-01-9

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