Assembly Bill A6196

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of health to extend the certification of emergency medical technicians and first responders who cannot recertify due to illness

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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-A6196 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3011, Pub Health L

2023-A6196 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to extend the certification of any emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or certified first responder who could not become recertified due to an illness or medical condition.

2023-A6196 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6196
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
   commissioner of  health  to  extend  the  certification  of  emergency
   medical services personnel who were unable to complete recertification
   due to illness or a medical condition

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3011 of the public health law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 10-a to read as follows:
   10-A.  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO EXTEND
 THE CERTIFICATION OF ANY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, ADVANCED EMERGEN-
 CY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR  CERTIFIED  FIRST  RESPONDER  WHO  SUFFERED  AN
 ILLNESS  OR MEDICAL CONDITION WHICH PREVENTED SUCH TECHNICIAN OR RESPON-
 DER FROM RENEWING HIS OR HER CERTIFICATION. THE  EXTENDED  CERTIFICATION
 SHALL  BE  FOR  THE PERIOD OF SUCH ILLNESS OR MEDICAL CONDITION, AND FOR
 TWELVE MONTHS AFTER HE OR SHE HAS RECOVERED FROM THE ILLNESS OR  MEDICAL
 CONDITION.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to emer-
 gency medical technicians, advanced emergency  medical  technicians  and
 certified  first responders whose certifications have expired within one
 year prior to such effective date  and  to  those  whose  certifications
 expire on or after such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10524-01-3

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