Bill Text: NY A05626 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5626 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of health to extend the certification of any emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or certified first responder who could not become recertified due to an illness or medical condition.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to health [A05626 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A05626-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5626
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 14, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN, CASTORINA, CROUCH, FINCH, RAIA, GIGLIO --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BUTLER -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Health
        AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
          commissioner of  health  to  extend  the  certification  of  emergency
          medical services personnel who were unable to complete recertification
          due to illness or a medical condition
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 3011 of the public health law is amended by  adding
     2  a new subdivision 10-a to read as follows:
     3    10-a.  The  commissioner  is hereby authorized and empowered to extend
     4  the certification of any emergency medical technician, advanced emergen-
     5  cy medical technician or  certified  first  responder  who  suffered  an
     6  illness  or medical condition which prevented such technician or respon-
     7  der from renewing his or her certification. The  extended  certification
     8  shall  be  for  the period of such illness or medical condition, and for
     9  twelve months after he or she has recovered from the illness or  medical
    10  condition.
    11    §  2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to emer-
    12  gency medical technicians, advanced emergency  medical  technicians  and
    13  certified  first responders whose certifications have expired within one
    14  year prior to such effective date  and  to  those  whose  certifications
    15  expire on or after such effective date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08553-01-7