Add §233, Exec L; add §663, County L; add §209-gg, Gen Muni L; add §3000-e, Pub Health L
Relates to Gio's Law; requires members of all emergency service providers to be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and to carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8760--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
November 3, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. M. L. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the executive law, the county law, the general municipal
law and the public health law, in relation to "Gio's Law"; requiring
members of police departments, sheriff's departments, fire departments
and emergency medical service providers to be trained in the adminis-
tration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and to carry emergency
anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Gio's Law".
2 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 233 to read
3 as follows:
4 § 233. Emergency anaphylaxis treatment training and use. 1. As used in
5 this section, the term "emergency anaphylaxis treatment" shall mean an
6 epinephrine auto-injector device, as such term is defined in paragraph
7 (b) of subdivision one of section three thousand-c of the public health
8 law, or another form of emergency anaphylaxis treatment approved by the
9 commissioner of health.
10 2. All members of the state police shall be required to be trained in
11 the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and shall carry
12 emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles when on duty.
13 3. All members of the state police shall:
14 (a) complete an initial training program on emergency anaphylaxis
15 treatment;
16 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years;
17 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to an
18 incident of suspected anaphylaxis and advise if emergency anaphylaxis
19 treatment is being used; and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (d) comply with protocols for response to incidents of suspected
2 anaphylaxis.
3 § 3. The county law is amended by adding a new section 663 to read as
4 follows:
5 § 663. Emergency anaphylaxis treatment training and use. 1. As used in
6 this section, the term "emergency anaphylaxis treatment" shall mean an
7 epinephrine auto-injector device, as such term is defined in paragraph
8 (b) of subdivision one of section three thousand-c of the public health
9 law, or another form of emergency anaphylaxis treatment approved by the
10 commissioner of health.
11 2. All sheriffs, undersheriffs, and deputy sheriffs shall be required
12 to be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment
13 and shall carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles when
14 on duty.
15 3. All sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs shall:
16 (a) complete an initial training program on emergency anaphylaxis
17 treatment;
18 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years;
19 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to an
20 incident of suspected anaphylaxis and advise if emergency anaphylaxis
21 treatment is being used; and
22 (d) comply with protocols for response to incidents of suspected
23 anaphylaxis.
24 § 4. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
25 209-gg to read as follows:
26 § 209-gg. Emergency anaphylaxis treatment training and use. 1. As used
27 in this section, the term "emergency anaphylaxis treatment" shall mean
28 an epinephrine auto-injector device, as such term is defined in para-
29 graph (b) of subdivision one of section three thousand-c of the public
30 health law, or another form of emergency anaphylaxis treatment approved
31 by the commissioner of health.
32 2. All members of a police or fire department organized at the county,
33 city, village, town, or district level shall be required to be trained
34 in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and shall carry
35 emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles when on duty.
36 3. All members of a police or fire department organized at the county,
37 city, village, town, or district level shall:
38 (a) complete an initial training program on emergency anaphylaxis
39 treatment;
40 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years;
41 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to an
42 incident of suspected anaphylaxis and advise if emergency anaphylaxis
43 treatment is being used; and
44 (d) comply with protocols for response to incidents of suspected
45 anaphylaxis.
46 § 5. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3000-e
47 to read as follows:
48 § 3000-e. Emergency anaphylaxis treatment training and use. 1. As used
49 in this section, the term "emergency anaphylaxis treatment" shall mean
50 an epinephrine auto-injector device, as such term is defined in para-
51 graph (b) of subdivision one of section three thousand-c of this arti-
52 cle, or another form of emergency anaphylaxis treatment approved by the
53 commissioner.
54 2. Anyone who provides emergency medical services shall be required to
55 be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and
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1 shall carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicle when on
2 duty.
3 3. Anyone who provides emergency medical services shall:
4 (a) complete an initial training program on emergency anaphylaxis
5 treatment;
6 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years;
7 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to an
8 incident of suspected anaphylaxis and advise if emergency anaphylaxis
9 treatment is being used; and
10 (d) comply with protocols for response to incidents of suspected
11 anaphylaxis.
12 § 6. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
13 law.
