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A00715 Summary:
BILL NO | A00715 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S02783 |
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SPONSOR | Rosenthal L |
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COSPNSR | Weprin |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd §3013, add §3018, Pub Health L; amd §§6702, 6703 & 6705, Ed L | |
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Authorizes emergency medical care personnel to provide basic first aid to dogs and cats. |
A00715 Actions:
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01/06/2021 | referred to higher education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/19/2021 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/04/2021 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/06/2021 | advanced to third reading cal.288 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/20/2021 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/20/2021 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/20/2021 | REFERRED TO HEALTH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/05/2022 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/05/2022 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/05/2022 | ordered to third reading cal.44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/01/2022 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/01/2022 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/01/2022 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
A00715 Committee Votes:
Glick | Aye | Walczyk | Aye | ||||||
Gottfried | Aye | Smith | Aye | ||||||
Englebright | Aye | Fitzpatrick | Aye | ||||||
Cahill | Aye | Reilly | Aye | ||||||
Cusick | Aye | Salka | Aye | ||||||
Lupardo | Aye | Smullen | Aye | ||||||
Stirpe | Aye | Gandolfo | Aye | ||||||
Fahy | Aye | ||||||||
Pichardo | Aye | ||||||||
Simon | Aye | ||||||||
McDonald | Aye | ||||||||
Bichotte Hermel | Aye | ||||||||
Hyndman | Aye | ||||||||
Epstein | Aye | ||||||||
Griffin | Aye | ||||||||
McMahon | Aye | ||||||||
Buttenschon | Aye | ||||||||
Clark | Aye | ||||||||
Forrest | Aye | ||||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | Morinello | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Reilly | Aye | ||||||
O'Donnell | Aye | Mikulin | Aye | ||||||
Lavine | Aye | Tannousis | Aye | ||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Fahy | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | ||||||||
Walker | Aye | ||||||||
Vanel | Aye | ||||||||
Cruz | Aye | ||||||||
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A00715 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Clark
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Colton
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simon
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Lawler
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gallahan
Yes
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Giglio JA
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Giglio JM
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Darling
Yes
Glick
Yes
Mamdani
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barron
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Goodell
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tannousis
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
ER
Dickens
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
No
DiPietro
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Rivera JD
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Durso
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller M
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brown
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Burgos
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Niou
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Jensen
ER
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Jones
Yes
Norris
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Joyner
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cahill
ER
Forrest
Yes
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kim
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Septimo
Yes
Mr. Speaker
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Yes
Abbate
Yes
Chandler-Waterm
Yes
Forrest
Yes
Joyner
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Clark
No
Friend
Yes
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Kim
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Smith
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Solages
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Gallahan
Yes
Lawler
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cunningham
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lemondes
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Gibbs
Yes
Lucas
Yes
Quart
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Giglio JA
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Ra
Yes
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Darling
Yes
Giglio JM
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Tannousis
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
Yes
Davila
Yes
Glick
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tapia
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
De Los Santos
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Mamdani
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Rivera JD
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Brown E
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brown K
No
DiPietro
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Durso
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Burgos
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burke
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Williams
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Fall
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Niou
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Jensen
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Septimo
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Jones
Yes
Norris
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Mr. Speaker
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A00715 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 715 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to authorizing emergency medical service personnel to provide basic first aid to cats and dogs under certain circumstances The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3013 of the public health law is amended by adding 2 three new subdivisions 7, 8 and 9 to read as follows: 3 7. No certified first responder, emergency medical technician, or 4 advanced emergency medical technician acting in accordance with section 5 three thousand eighteen of this article, nor any ambulance service or 6 advanced life support first response service of which such person is a 7 member or employee, who, in the course of responding to an emergency, 8 renders basic first aid to a dog or cat pursuant to such section, shall 9 have any civil liability or have any liability for violating article one 10 hundred thirty-five of the education law, for the provision of such 11 care, or any damages to or death of any dog or cat alleged to have 12 occurred by reason of an act or omission where such person acted reason- 13 ably and in good faith in rendering such medical assistance in an emer- 14 gency. 15 8. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any licensed 16 veterinarian who provides off-site instruction, pursuant to section 17 three thousand eighteen of this article, to any certified first respon- 18 der, emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical techni- 19 cian providing basic first aid to a dog or cat shall not be liable for 20 damages for injuries or death alleged to have been sustained by any dog 21 or cat as a result of such instruction where such veterinarian acted 22 reasonably and in good faith in providing such instruction. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00489-01-1A. 715 2 1 9. The commissioner of education shall promulgate rules and regu- 2 lations for the provision of basic first aid to dogs and cats by emer- 3 gency medical care personnel pursuant to this section. 4 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3018 to 5 read as follows: 6 § 3018. Basic first aid to dogs and cats. 1. In the course of respond- 7 ing to any emergency, a certified first responder, emergency medical 8 technician or advanced emergency medical technician may, in accordance 9 with the rules and regulations of the commissioner of education, provide 10 basic first aid to a dog or cat prior to the transfer of such animal to 11 the care of a licensed veterinarian, provided however, that there are no 12 persons requiring medical attention or transportation at such time. The 13 basic first aid provided to cats and dogs pursuant to this section shall 14 be limited to the following, if the certified first responder, emergency 15 medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician is able and 16 authorized to provide such care to a human: 17 (a) opening and manually maintaining an airway; 18 (b) providing mouth to mouth or mouth to barrier ventilation; 19 (c) administering oxygen; 20 (d) managing ventilation by mask; 21 (e) controlling hemorrhage with direct pressure; 22 (f) immobilizing fractures; 23 (g) bandaging; and 24 (h) administering naloxone hydrochloride to the extent authorized by 25 law, rule or regulation and as directed by a licensed veterinarian. 26 2. To the extent practicable, each certified first responder, emergen- 27 cy medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician, during 28 the course of providing basic first aid to a dog or cat pursuant to this 29 section, shall communicate with a licensed veterinarian for the purpose 30 of consulting upon the provision of such care. 31 3. The commissioner of education shall promulgate such rules and regu- 32 lations as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this 33 section. 34 § 3. Section 6702 of the education law is amended by adding a new 35 subdivision 3 to read as follows: 36 3. Licensed veterinarians may provide instruction to any certified 37 first responder, emergency medical technician or advanced emergency 38 medical technician providing basic first aid to a dog or cat pursuant to 39 section three thousand eighteen of the public health law. 40 § 4. The opening paragraph of section 6703 of the education law is 41 designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as 42 follows: 43 2. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the 44 provision of basic first aid to dogs and cats by emergency medical care 45 personnel pursuant to section three thousand eighteen of the public 46 health law. 47 § 5. Section 6705 of the education law is amended by adding a new 48 subdivision 16 to read as follows: 49 16. A certified first responder, emergency medical technician or 50 advanced emergency medical technician providing basic first aid to the 51 extent authorized by section three thousand eighteen of the public 52 health law. 53 § 6. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 54 law.