Assembly Bill A9580

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires monthly inspections of all AED equipment

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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-A9580 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §917, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2555
2023-2024: A98

2019-A9580 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires monthly inspections of all AED equipment in all schools.

2019-A9580 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9580
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to requiring monthly
   inspections of all AED equipment
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 917 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  ALL  AED  EQUIPMENT SHALL BE INSPECTED AND TESTED AT INTERVALS NOT
 EXCEEDING ONE MONTH BY ANY STAFF WHO  HOLDS  A  VALID  CERTIFICATION  OF
 COMPLETION  OF  A  COURSE  IN  THE  STUDY  OF  THE  OPERATION  OF  AEDS.
 INSPECTIONS AND TESTS SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICA-
 BLE STANDARDS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND ANY APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
 ANY AED DEVICE THAT DOES NOT MEET SUCH  APPLICABLE  STANDARDS  SHALL  BE
 EXCHANGED  FOR  A  NEW AED DEVICE WITH THE COORDINATING EMERGENCY HEALTH
 CARE PROVIDER PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND-B OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH
 LAW.   A WRITTEN RECORD OF ALL MAINTENANCE AND TESTING PERFORMED ON AEDS
 SHALL BE MAINTAINED  AND  SUBMITTED  ANNUALLY  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
 HEALTH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14476-01-9

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