NY State Senate Bill 2023-S5844

Senate Bill S5844

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring 911 operators to ask callers for the approximate height and weight of the patient

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

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- Passed Assembly
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Jan 03, 2024	referred to local government
Mar 20, 2023	referred to local government

2023-S5844 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: County Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §328, County L; add §14-146, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6567
2017-2018: S4093
2019-2020: S2118
2021-2022: S3254

2023-S5844 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring 911 operators to ask callers for the approximate height and weight of the patient.

2023-S5844 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5844

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the county law and the administrative code of the city
of New York, in relation to requiring 911 operators to ask callers for
the approximate height and weight of the patient

 
PURPOSE:

To require 911 operators to ask callers for the approximate height and
weight of the patient.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends subdivision 4 of section 328 of the county law by
adding a new paragraph (c) providing that all 911 operators who receive
an emergency call are required to ask the caller for the approximate
height and weight of the patient, when practicable, and give that infor-
mation to the fire or emergency service dispatcher. In the event the 911
operator transfers the call prior to receiving the height and weight of

the patient, the fire or emergency service dispatcher shall ask for the
approximate height and weight of the patient, when practicable.

Section 2 amends the administrative code of the city of New York by
adding a new section 14155 reflecting the same.

Section 3 provides this act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 
EXISTING LAW:

New Law

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases, nearly two thirds of U.S. adults are overweight, and one third
are obese. Overweight and obesity are known risk factors for numerous
illnesses, including diabetes, heart disease, stroke, hypertension,
gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, breathing problems and some forms
of cancer. As a result, overweight people have greater health care needs
than the general population.  This legislation will require emergency
response personnel to take into consideration the size of patients to
better serve their needs, including the kind of equipment and number of
responders that will be necessary.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

01/27/16 REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT:

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2023-S5844 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5844
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law and the administrative code of  the  city
   of New York, in relation to requiring 911 operators to ask callers for
   the approximate height and weight of the patient

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 328 of the county law  is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) IN ADDITION, THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT AND REQUIRE THAT ALL 911 OPERA-
 TORS  WHO  RECEIVE  AN  EMERGENCY  CALL  THAT REQUIRES FIRE OR EMERGENCY
 SERVICE PERSONNEL TO BE DISPATCHED TO AID A PATIENT, SHALL ASK THE CALL-
 ER FOR THE APPROXIMATE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF THE PATIENT, WHEN  PRACTICA-
 BLE,  AND  GIVE  THAT  INFORMATION  TO  THE  FIRE  OR  EMERGENCY SERVICE
 DISPATCHER. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE EVENT SUCH 911 OPERATOR  TRANSFERS  THE
 EMERGENCY CALL TO FIRE OR EMERGENCY SERVICE DISPATCHERS PRIOR TO OBTAIN-
 ING  THE  HEIGHT AND WEIGHT INFORMATION OF THE PATIENT THE FIRE OR EMER-
 GENCY SERVICE DISPATCHER SHALL ASK THE CALLER FOR THE APPROXIMATE HEIGHT
 AND WEIGHT OF THE PATIENT, WHEN PRACTICABLE.
   § 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 14-146 to read as follows:
   §  14-146 911 EMERGENCY CALL PATIENT INFORMATION.  WHEN A 911 OPERATOR
 RECEIVES AN EMERGENCY CALL  THAT  REQUIRES  FIRE  OR  EMERGENCY  SERVICE
 PERSONNEL  TO BE DISPATCHED TO AID A PATIENT, THE 911 OPERATOR SHALL ASK
 THE CALLER FOR THE APPROXIMATE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF  THE  PATIENT,  WHEN
 PRACTICABLE,  AND GIVE THAT INFORMATION TO THE FIRE OR EMERGENCY SERVICE
 DISPATCHER. IN THE EVENT THE 911 OPERATOR TRANSFERS THE  EMERGENCY  CALL
 TO  FIRE  OR EMERGENCY SERVICE DISPATCHERS PRIOR TO OBTAINING THE HEIGHT
 AND WEIGHT INFORMATION OF THE PATIENT, THE  FIRE  OR  EMERGENCY  SERVICE
 DISPATCHER SHALL ASK THE CALLER FOR THE APPROXIMATE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF
 THE PATIENT, WHEN PRACTICABLE.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09523-01-3

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