Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 28, 2022 |
print number 7366a |
Apr 28, 2022 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to health |
Sep 03, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7366A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 56th 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
Bill Amendments
2021-S7366 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §3005-c, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S919
2021-S7366 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7366 SPONSOR: COONEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing certain emergency medical technicians and paramedics to administer certain vaccines pursuant to non-patient specific orders and under the authority of an emergency medical services director SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 creates a new section 3005 subsection c to authorize EMTs, paramedics, and certified medical technician paramedics who are provid- ing community paramedicine services to administer COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations. Section 2 provides for an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2021-S7366 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7366 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E September 3, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- 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 authorizing certain emergency medical technicians and paramedics to administer certain vaccines pursuant to non-patient specific orders and under the authority of an emergency medical services director 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 3005-c to read as follows: § 3005-C. VACCINATION BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND PARAMEDICS. 1. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNI- CIANS MAY ADMINISTER VACCINATIONS AGAINST INFLUENZA AND COVID-19 PURSU- ANT TO A NON-PATIENT SPECIFIC ORDER AND UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF AN EMER- GENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR WHILE OVERSEEN OR APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND OPERATED UNDER THE MEDICAL SUPERVISION OF LICENSED PHYSICIANS, LICENSED PHYSICIAN ASSIST- ANTS, OR CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PROVIDED THAT SUCH INDIVIDUALS FIRST RECEIVE TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION: (A) TECHNIQUES, INDICATIONS, PRECAUTIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES; (B) USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE THE BASIC LEVEL OF COMPETENCE FOR SUCH TASKS; AND (C) A CURRENT CERTIFICATE IN BASIC CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION, WHICH AT A MINIMUM MUST INCLUDE A CERTIFICATION IN BASIC CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION BY AN ONLINE PROGRAM THAT HAS RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR PHARMACY EDUCATION (ACPE), OR THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13126-02-1
2021-S7366A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §3005-c, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S919
2021-S7366A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7366A SPONSOR: COONEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing certain emergency medical technicians and paramedics to administer certain vaccines pursuant to non-patient specific orders and under the authority of an emergency medical services director SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 creates a new section 3005 subsection c to authorize EMTs, paramedics, and certified medical technician paramedics to administer COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations. Section 2 provides for an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Since the authorizing Executive Order expired in June 2021, EMTs are no longer permitted to administer COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations. The
2021-S7366A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7366--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E September 3, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing certain emergency medical technicians and paramedics to administer certain vaccines pursuant to non-patient specific orders and under the authority of an emergency medical services director 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 3005-c to read as follows: § 3005-C. VACCINATION BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND PARAMEDICS. 1. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNI- CIANS MAY ADMINISTER VACCINATIONS AGAINST INFLUENZA AND COVID-19 PURSU- ANT TO A NON-PATIENT SPECIFIC ORDER AND UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF AN EMER- GENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR WHILE OVERSEEN OR APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND OPERATED UNDER THE MEDICAL SUPERVISION OF LICENSED PHYSICIANS, LICENSED PHYSICIAN ASSIST- ANTS, OR CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PROVIDED THAT SUCH INDIVIDUALS FIRST RECEIVE TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION: (A) TECHNIQUES, INDICATIONS, PRECAUTIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES; (B) USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE THE BASIC LEVEL OF COMPETENCE FOR SUCH TASKS; AND (C) A CURRENT CERTIFICATE IN BASIC CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION, WHICH AT A MINIMUM MUST INCLUDE A CERTIFICATION IN BASIC CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION BY AN ONLINE PROGRAM THAT HAS RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13126-04-2
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