Assembly Bill A2885A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires places of public assembly to maintain epinephrine auto-injector devices and to have at least one employee who is trained in its use

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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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2023-A2885 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1078
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§225 & 3000-c, Pub Health L

2023-A2885 - Summary

Requires that functional epinephrine auto-injector devices be made available in places of public assembly and that at least one employee or volunteer of such place of public assembly be trained in its proper operation and use and be present at each facility function.

2023-A2885 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2885
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  requiring  that
   functional  epinephrine  auto-injector  devices  be  made available in
   places of public assembly and that at least one employee or  volunteer
   of  such  place  of public assembly be trained in its proper operation
   and use and be present at each facility function
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 225 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 5-d to read as follows:
   5-D.  PLACES  OF  PUBLIC  ASSEMBLY  ON-SITE  EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR
 DEVICES.
   (A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF  PARAGRAPH  (R)  OF  SUBDIVISION
 FIVE  OF  THIS SECTION AND SECTION THREE THOUSAND-C OF THIS CHAPTER, THE
 SANITARY CODE SHALL PROVIDE THAT EACH PLACE OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY AS SPECI-
 FIED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN  AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE
 ON-SITE  EPINEPHRINE  AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICES, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B)
 OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-C OF THIS CHAPTER, IN QUAN-
 TITIES AND TYPES DEEMED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO  BE  ADEQUATE  TO  ENSURE
 READY AND APPROPRIATE ACCESS FOR USE DURING EMERGENCIES.
   (B)  WHENEVER PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ARE USED FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
 SPONSORED EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES THE OWNERS, OPERATORS AND  ADMINISTRATORS
 RESPONSIBLE  FOR SUCH PLACE OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY SHALL ENSURE THE PRESENCE
 OF AT LEAST ONE STAFF PERSON OR VOLUNTEER WHO IS  TRAINED,  PURSUANT  TO
 PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-C OF THIS
 CHAPTER, IN THE  OPERATION  AND  USE  OF  AN  EPINEPHRINE  AUTO-INJECTOR
 DEVICE.
   (C)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY"
 SHALL MEAN THOSE WITH AN OCCUPANCY CAPACITY OF  AT  LEAST  ONE  THOUSAND
 PEOPLE AND SHALL INCLUDE: (I) ALL STADIUMS, BALLPARKS, GYMNASIUMS, FIELD
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02696-01-3

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2023-A2885A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1078
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§225 & 3000-c, Pub Health L

2023-A2885A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that functional epinephrine auto-injector devices be made available in places of public assembly and that at least one employee or volunteer of such place of public assembly be trained in its proper operation and use and be present at each facility function.

2023-A2885A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2885--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to requiring that
   functional epinephrine auto-injector  devices  be  made  available  in
   places  of public assembly and that at least one employee or volunteer
   of such place of public assembly be trained in  its  proper  operation
   and use and be present at each facility function
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 225 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 5-d to read as follows:
   5-D. PLACES  OF  PUBLIC  ASSEMBLY  ON-SITE  EPINEPHRINE  AUTO-INJECTOR
 DEVICES.
   (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF PARAGRAPH (R) OF SUBDIVISION
 FIVE OF THIS SECTION AND SECTION THREE THOUSAND-C OF THIS  CHAPTER,  THE
 SANITARY CODE SHALL PROVIDE THAT EACH PLACE OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY AS SPECI-
 FIED  IN  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND MAKE AVAILABLE
 ON-SITE EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICES, AS DEFINED IN  PARAGRAPH  (B)
 OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-C OF THIS CHAPTER, IN QUAN-
 TITIES  AND  TYPES  DEEMED  BY THE COMMISSIONER TO BE ADEQUATE TO ENSURE
 READY AND APPROPRIATE ACCESS FOR USE DURING EMERGENCIES.
   (B) WHENEVER PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ARE USED FOR PUBLIC OR  PRIVATE
 SPONSORED  EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES THE OWNERS, OPERATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
 RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH PLACE OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY SHALL ENSURE THE  PRESENCE
 OF  AT  LEAST  ONE STAFF PERSON OR VOLUNTEER WHO IS TRAINED, PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION  THREE  THOUSAND-C  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER,  IN  THE  OPERATION  AND  USE  OF  AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR
 DEVICE.
   (C) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "PLACES OF PUBLIC  ASSEMBLY"
 SHALL  MEAN  THOSE  WITH  AN OCCUPANCY CAPACITY OF AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02696-03-3

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