NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8641

Senate Bill S8641

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 Senate Committee Health Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Feb 26, 2024	referred to health

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2023-S8641 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7618
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1394, Pub Health L; amd §6908, Ed L

2023-S8641 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S8641 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8641

SPONSOR: WEBB
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE:

Authorize camp operators and employees to administer medications and
treatment to children when acting under the direction and authority of
the parent, legal guardian, legal custodian or entrusted adult author-
ized to consent

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one adds a new subdivision 10 to Section 1394 of the public
health law to authorize the operator or employee of children's overnight
camp, summer day camp or traveling summer day camp to administer medica-
tions or treatment pursuant to section 6908 of the education law and in

accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of
Health.

Section 2 adds new subparagraph (vi) to paragraph (a) of subdivision 1
of section 6908 of the education law to authorize the operators or
employees of children's overnight camps, summer day camp and traveling
summer day camp to administer medications or treatment where such opera-
tor or employees are acting under the direction and authority of a
parent of a child, legal guardian, legal custodian or entrusted adult
authorized to consent.

Section 3 of the bill is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Section one adds a new subdivision 10 to Section 1394 of the public
health law to authorize the operator or employee of children's overnight
camp, summer day camp or traveling summer day camp to administer medica-
tions or treatment pursuant to section 6908 of the education law and in
accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of
Health.

Section 2 adds new subparagraph (vi) to paragraph (a) of subdivision 1
of section 6908 of the education law to authorize the operators or
employees of children's overnight camps, summer day camp and traveling
summer day camp to administer medications or treatment where such opera-
tor or employees are acting under the direction and authority of a
parent of a child, legal guardian, legal custodian or entrusted adult
authorized to consent.

Section 3 of the bill is the effective date.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2023-S8641 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8641
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBB  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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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Lea Webb