Assembly Bill A7618

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes camp operators and employees to administer medications and treatment to children under certain circumstances

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-A7618 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8641
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1394, Pub Health L; amd §6908, Ed L

2023-A7618 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows camp operators and employees to administer medications and treatment to children, under parent direction and authorization.

2023-A7618 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7618
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
   to  authorizing camp operators and employees to administer medications
   and treatment to children under certain circumstances

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 1394 of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. EACH CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT, SUMMER DAY,  OR  TRAVELING  SUMMER  DAY
 CAMP, MAY AUTHORIZE THE OPERATOR OR EMPLOYEES OF SUCH CAMP TO ADMINISTER
 MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED EIGHT OF
 THE  EDUCATION  LAW  AND  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 6908 of  the  education
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (vi) to read as follows:
   (VI)  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENT BY OPERATORS OR
 EMPLOYEES OF CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT CAMP, SUMMER DAY  CAMP  AND  TRAVELING
 SUMMER  DAY  CAMP  WHERE SUCH OPERATOR OR EMPLOYEES ARE ACTING UNDER THE
 DIRECTION AND AUTHORITY OF A PARENT OF A CHILD,  LEGAL  GUARDIAN,  LEGAL
 CUSTODIAN,  OR AN ADULT IN WHOSE CARE A CHILD HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED AND WHO
 HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE PARENT TO CONSENT TO ANY HEALTH CARE FOR  THE
 CHILD  AND  IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT
 OF HEALTH PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS AND TREATMENT;
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11482-01-3

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