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A07812 Summary:

A07812 Actions:

A07812 Committee Votes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION   Chair:Glick      
DATE:05/14/2018AYE/NAY:21/4  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Glick
Aye
Smith
Nay
Gottfried
Aye
Butler
Aye
Magee
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cahill
Nay
Garbarino
Nay
Lifton
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Murray
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Nay
Brindisi
Aye
Stirpe
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Pichardo
Aye
Simon
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Epstein
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:06/14/2018AYE/NAY:16/4  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Lentol
Aye
Curran
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Cook
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Nay
Titus
Absent
Garbarino
Nay
O'Donnell
Absent
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/19/2018AYE/NAY:30/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Crouch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Finch
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Raia
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Galef
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Titus
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye

A07812 Floor Votes:

A07812 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7812--B
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 16, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, LUPARDO -- read once and referred
          to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to  the  Committee
          on  Higher  Education  in  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
          committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
          recommitted  to said committee -- reported and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
          as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        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  in  rendering  such  medical
    13  assistance  in  an emergency unless it is established that such injuries
    14  were or such death was caused by gross negligence on the  part  of  such
    15  certified  first  responder,  emergency  medical  technician or advanced
    16  emergency medical technician.
    17    8. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any  licensed
    18  veterinarian  who  provides  off-site  instruction,  pursuant to section
    19  three thousand eighteen of this article, to any certified first  respon-
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11236-06-8
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     1  der,  emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical techni-
     2  cian providing basic first aid to a dog or cat shall not be  liable  for
     3  damages  for injuries or death alleged to have been sustained by any dog
     4  or  cat  as  a  result of such instruction unless it is established that
     5  such injuries or death were caused by gross negligence on  the  part  of
     6  such licensed veterinarian.
     7    9.  The  commissioner  of  education  shall promulgate rules and regu-
     8  lations for the provision of basic first aid to dogs and cats  by  emer-
     9  gency medical care personnel pursuant to this section.
    10    §  2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3018 to
    11  read as follows:
    12    § 3018. Basic first aid to dogs and cats. 1. In the course of respond-
    13  ing to any emergency, a certified  first  responder,  emergency  medical
    14  technician  or  advanced emergency medical technician may, in accordance
    15  with the rules and regulations of the commissioner of education, provide
    16  basic first aid to a dog or cat prior to the transfer of such animal  to
    17  the  care  of  a  licensed veterinarian. The basic first aid provided to
    18  cats and dogs pursuant to this section shall be limited to  the  follow-
    19  ing,  if  the certified first responder, emergency medical technician or
    20  advanced emergency medical technician is able and authorized to  provide
    21  such care to a human:
    22    (a) opening and manually maintaining an airway;
    23    (b) providing mouth to mouth or mouth to barrier ventilation;
    24    (c) administering oxygen;
    25    (d) managing ventilation by mask;
    26    (e) controlling hemorrhage with direct pressure;
    27    (f) immobilizing fractures;
    28    (g) bandaging; and
    29    (h)  administering  naloxone hydrochloride to the extent authorized by
    30  law, rule or regulation and as directed by a licensed veterinarian.
    31    2. To the extent practicable, each certified first responder, emergen-
    32  cy medical technician or advanced emergency medical  technician,  during
    33  the course of providing basic first aid to a dog or cat pursuant to this
    34  section,  shall communicate with a licensed veterinarian for the purpose
    35  of consulting upon the provision of such care.
    36    3. The commissioner of education shall promulgate such rules and regu-
    37  lations as shall be  necessary  to  implement  the  provisions  of  this
    38  section.
    39    §  3.  Section  6702  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
    40  subdivision 3 to read as follows:
    41    3. Licensed veterinarians may provide  instruction  to  any  certified
    42  first  responder,  emergency  medical  technician  or advanced emergency
    43  medical technician providing basic first aid to a dog or cat pursuant to
    44  section three thousand eighteen of the public health law.
    45    § 4. The opening paragraph of section 6703 of  the  education  law  is
    46  designated  subdivision  1  and  a new subdivision 2 is added to read as
    47  follows:
    48    2. The commissioner shall promulgate rules  and  regulations  for  the
    49  provision  of basic first aid to dogs and cats by emergency medical care
    50  personnel pursuant to section three  thousand  eighteen  of  the  public
    51  health law.
    52    §  5.  Section  6705  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
    53  subdivision 16 to read as follows:
    54    16. A certified  first  responder,  emergency  medical  technician  or
    55  advanced  emergency  medical technician providing basic first aid to the
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     1  extent authorized by section  three  thousand  eighteen  of  the  public
     2  health law.
     3    §  6. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
     4  law.