NY State Senate Bill 2025-S1957

Senate Bill S1957

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain persons to possess and administer epinephrine by use of an epinephrine auto-injector device upon completion of appropriate training; requires the department of health to establish a registry

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2025-S1957 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3000-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S8674
2023-2024: S2043

2025-S1957 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S1957 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1957

SPONSOR: TEDISCO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing
certain persons to possess and administer epinephrine by use of an
epinephrine auto-injector device upon completion of appropriate train-
ing, and to require the department of health to establish a registry of
the names of lay persons trained in the use of an epinephrine auto-in-
jector device

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Authorizes certain persons to possess and administer epinephrine by use
of an epinephrine auto-injector device upon completion of appropriate
training to respond in a good Samaritan role to someone suffering from a
severe allergic reaction.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

§ 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
add those qualified to carry Epipens under this act to those already
authorized to do so.

§ 2. Section 3000-c of the public health law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:

5. The department shall establish and regularly update a registry of
persons currently trained to administer epinephrine by use of an
epinephrine auto-injector, device as provided in subparagraph (vii) of
paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section. A person's name shall
be added to the registry upon request by the person and submission of
information as determined by the commissioner documenting the successful
completion by the person of the requisite training. A person whose name
appears on the registry may obtain a non-patient-specific prescription
for an epinephrine auto-injector device as provided in subdivision three
of this section from a healthcare practitioner or from the department.
The registry shall be maintained as an internal resource solely for the
department's use and shall not be disclosed to the general public.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Epinephrine injectors, also known as "epipens" are used to reverse the
effects of severe allergic reactions, or anaphylaxis, from bee
stings,drug reactions, food allergies, or exercise-induced shock.  Over
the past several years, New York State has made great progress to equip
law enforcement with these potentially life-saving devices.  This meas-
ure allows everyday citizens (with proper training) an opportunity to
act as good Samaritans in crisis.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

03/29/22:S.8674 REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/18/23:S.2043 REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/03/24:S.2043 REFERRED TO HEALTH
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S1957 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1957
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. TEDISCO, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing
   certain  persons  to  possess  and administer epinephrine by use of an
   epinephrine auto-injector device upon completion of appropriate train-
   ing, and to require the department of health to establish  a  registry
   of the names of lay persons trained in the use of an epinephrine auto-
   injector device
 
   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 472 of the laws of 2024, 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  two  million  provided such county is not wholly located
 within a city with a population of  more  than  one  million,  emergency
 medical  technician,  or  advanced  emergency medical technician, who is
 employed by or an enrolled member of any such service; (ii) a children'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,  enter-
 tainment, amusement, education, government, day care or retail facility;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05388-01-5

 S. 1957                             2
 
 an  educational  institution,  youth  organization  or sports league; 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 two million provided such county is not
 wholly located within a city with a population of more than one million;
 (vi)  forest rangers, park rangers and environmental conservation police
 officers; [and] (vii) ANY  PERSON WHO HAS VOLUNTARILY  AND  SUCCESSFULLY
 COMPLETED  THE TRAINING DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 THIS SECTION;   AND (VIII) any other  person  or  entity  designated  or
 approved,  or  in  a  category  designated or approved pursuant to regu-
 lations of the commissioner in consultation with other appropriate agen-
 cies.
   § 2. Section 3000-c of the public health law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND REGULARLY UPDATE A REGISTRY OF
 PERSONS CURRENTLY  TRAINED  TO  ADMINISTER  EPINEPHRINE  BY  USE  OF  AN
 EPINEPHRINE  AUTO-INJECTOR  DEVICE  AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (VII) OF
 PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. A PERSON'S NAME  SHALL
 BE  ADDED  TO  THE REGISTRY UPON REQUEST BY THE PERSON AND SUBMISSION OF
 INFORMATION AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER DOCUMENTING THE SUCCESSFUL
 COMPLETION BY THE PERSON OF THE REQUISITE TRAINING. A PERSON WHOSE  NAME
 APPEARS  ON  THE REGISTRY MAY OBTAIN A NON-PATIENT-SPECIFIC PRESCRIPTION
 FOR AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE
 OF THIS SECTION FROM A HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONER OR FROM  THE  DEPARTMENT.
 THE  REGISTRY SHALL BE MAINTAINED AS AN INTERNAL RESOURCE SOLELY FOR THE
 DEPARTMENT'S USE AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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