Senate Bill S8432A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to emergency medical services

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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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2021-S8432 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9509
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §122-b, Gen Muni L; amd §163, Civ Serv L; amd §40, R & SS L; amd §§3000 - 3003 & 3008, add §§3004, 3018 & 3019, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4020, A3392

2021-S8432 - Summary

Relates to emergency medical services; includes the establishment of an emergency medical services quality and sustainability assurance program, a statewide comprehensive emergency medical system plan and an emergency medical systems training program.

2021-S8432 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8432 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8432
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, the civil  service  law,  the
   retirement  and  social  security  law  and  the public health law, in
   relation to emergency medical services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 122-b of
 the general municipal law, as amended by chapter  471  of  the  laws  of
 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   [Any]  GENERAL  AMBULANCE  SERVICES  ARE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE.   EVERY
 county, city, town [or] AND village,  acting  individually  or  jointly,
 [may]  SHALL  provide  an emergency medical service, a general ambulance
 service or a combination of such services for the purpose  of  providing
 prehospital  emergency medical treatment or transporting sick or injured
 persons found within the boundaries of the municipality or  the  munici-
 palities acting jointly to a hospital, clinic, sanatorium or other place
 for treatment of such illness or injury, and for that purpose may:
   §  2.  Subdivision 4 of section 209-b of the general municipal law, as
 amended by chapter 476 of the laws  of  2018,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   4.  [Fees  and  charges] GRATUITIES prohibited. [Emergency and general
 ambulance service authorized pursuant to this section shall be furnished
 without cost to the person served.] The acceptance by any firefighter of
 any personal remuneration or gratuity, directly or  indirectly,  from  a
 person  served  shall be a ground for his or her expulsion or suspension
 as a member of the fire department or fire company.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 163 of the civil service law, as amended
 by section 4 of part T of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   2.  The  contract  or  contracts shall provide for health benefits for
 retired employees of the state and of the state colleges of agriculture,
 home economics, industrial labor relations and veterinary medicine,  the
 state  agricultural experiment station at Geneva, and any other institu-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S8432A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9509
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §122-b, Gen Muni L; amd §163, Civ Serv L; amd §40, R & SS L; amd §§3000 - 3003 & 3008, add §§3004, 3018 & 3019, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4020, A3392

2021-S8432A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to emergency medical services; includes the establishment of an emergency medical services quality and sustainability assurance program, a statewide comprehensive emergency medical system plan and an emergency medical systems training program.

2021-S8432A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8432A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8432--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. MAYER, HINCHEY, PERSAUD, REICHLIN-MELNICK, SKOUFIS
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee  on  Local  Government  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, the civil  service  law,  the
   retirement  and  social  security  law  and  the public health law, in
   relation to emergency medical services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 122-b of
 the general municipal law, as amended by chapter  471  of  the  laws  of
 2011, is amended and a new paragraph (g) is added to read as follows:
   [Any]  GENERAL  AMBULANCE  SERVICES  ARE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE.   EVERY
 county, city, town [or] AND village, acting individually or  jointly  OR
 IN  CONJUNCTION WITH A SPECIAL DISTRICT, [may provide] SHALL ENSURE THAT
 an emergency medical service, a general ambulance service or a  combina-
 tion  of such services ARE PROVIDED for the purpose of providing prehos-
 pital emergency  medical  treatment  or  transporting  sick  or  injured
 persons  found  within the boundaries of the municipality or the munici-
 palities acting jointly to a hospital, clinic, sanatorium or other place
 for treatment of such illness or injury[, and for]. IN FURTHERANCE OF
  that purpose, A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE may:
   (G) ESTABLISH A SPECIAL DISTRICT FOR THE FINANCING  AND  OPERATION  OF
 GENERAL  AMBULANCE  SERVICES  AS  SET FORTH BY THIS SECTION, WHEREBY ANY
 COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, ACTING INDIVIDUALLY, OR JOINTLY WITH  ANY
 OTHER  COUNTY,  CITY, TOWN AND/OR VILLAGE, THROUGH ITS GOVERNING BODY OR
 BODIES, FOLLOWING APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AS ARE REQUIRED FOR  THE  ESTAB-
 LISHMENT  OF FIRE DISTRICTS IN ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE TOWN LAW OR FOLLOW-
 ING APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT
 FIRE DISTRICTS IN ARTICLE ELEVEN-A OF THE TOWN LAW,  WITH  SUCH  SPECIAL
 DISTRICT  BEING  AUTHORIZED  BY THIS SECTION TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ALL OR
 ANY PART OF ANY SUCH PARTICIPATING COUNTY OR COUNTIES,  TOWN  OR  TOWNS,
 CITY OR CITIES AND/OR VILLAGE OR VILLAGES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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