Senate Bill S7617

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the emergency use of epinephrine auto-injector devices

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Current Bill Status Via A7961 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S7617 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7961
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3000-c, Pub Health L

2023-S7617 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the emergency use of epinephrine auto-injector devices; increases the maximum population size for counties, cities, towns and villages which are permitted to purchase, acquire, possess and use epinephrine auto-injector devices.

2023-S7617 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7617 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7617
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SALAZAR, MURRAY -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the emergency  use
   of epinephrine auto-injector devices
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  3000-c  of  the
 public  health  law,  as  amended by chapter 194 of the laws of 2021, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) "Eligible person or entity" means: (i)  an  ambulance  service  or
 advanced  life support first response service; a certified first respon-
 der, firefighter in a COUNTY, city, town or village having a  population
 of  less  than  [one]  TWO  million  PROVIDED  SUCH COUNTY IS NOT WHOLLY
 LOCATED WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION,  emer-
 gency  medical technician, or advanced emergency medical technician, who
 is employed by or an enrolled member of any such service; (ii)  a  chil-
 dren's  overnight camp as defined in subdivision one of section thirteen
 hundred ninety-two of this chapter, a summer  day  camp  as  defined  in
 subdivision  two of section thirteen hundred ninety-two of this chapter,
 a traveling summer day camp as defined in subdivision three  of  section
 thirteen hundred ninety-two of this chapter or a person employed by such
 a  camp;  (iii)  a  school  district,  board  of cooperative educational
 services, county  vocational  education  and  extension  board,  charter
 school,  and non-public elementary and secondary school in this state or
 any person employed by any such entity, or employed by a  contractor  of
 such  an entity while performing services for the entity; (iv) a sports,
 entertainment, amusement, education,  government,  day  care  or  retail
 facility; an educational institution, youth organization or sports leag-
 ue;  an  establishment  that  serves  food; or a person employed by such
 entity; (v) a police officer or peace officer in a COUNTY, city, town or
 village having a population of less than [one] TWO million PROVIDED SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11173-02-3

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