Assembly Actions -
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Jul 21, 2020 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8837
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 32nd 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
2019-S8837 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S8837 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8837 SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to authorizing emergency medical service personnel to provide basic first aid to cats and dogs under certain circumstances PURPOSE: To authorize emergency medical care personnel to provide certain emer- gency medical care to dogs and cats. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 1303 of the public health law by adding new subdivisions 7, 8 and 9. Section two amends the public health law by adding a new section 3018.
2019-S8837 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8837 I N S E N A T E July 21, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to authorizing emergency medical service personnel to provide basic first aid to cats and dogs under certain circumstances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3013 of the public health law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 7, 8 and 9 to read as follows: 7. NO CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, OR ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION THREE THOUSAND EIGHTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE, NOR ANY AMBULANCE SERVICE OR ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT FIRST RESPONSE SERVICE OF WHICH SUCH PERSON IS A MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE, WHO, IN THE COURSE OF RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY, RENDERS BASIC FIRST AID TO A DOG OR CAT PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION, SHALL HAVE ANY CIVIL LIABILITY OR HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR VIOLATING ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, FOR THE PROVISION OF SUCH CARE, OR ANY DAMAGES TO OR DEATH OF ANY DOG OR CAT ALLEGED TO HAVE OCCURRED BY REASON OF AN ACT OR OMISSION WHERE SUCH PERSON ACTED REASON- ABLY AND IN GOOD FAITH IN RENDERING SUCH MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN AN EMER- GENCY. 8. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY LICENSED VETERINARIAN WHO PROVIDES OFF-SITE INSTRUCTION, PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND EIGHTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE, TO ANY CERTIFIED FIRST RESPON- DER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNI- CIAN PROVIDING BASIC FIRST AID TO A DOG OR CAT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES FOR INJURIES OR DEATH ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED BY ANY DOG OR CAT AS A RESULT OF SUCH INSTRUCTION WHERE SUCH VETERINARIAN ACTED REASONABLY AND IN GOOD FAITH IN PROVIDING SUCH INSTRUCTION. 9. THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU- LATIONS FOR THE PROVISION OF BASIC FIRST AID TO DOGS AND CATS BY EMER- GENCY MEDICAL CARE PERSONNEL PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3018 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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