Bill Text: NY A07812 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Authorizes emergency medical care personnel to provide basic first aid to dogs and cats.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-19 - REFERRED TO RULES [A07812 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A07812-Amended.html
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. LBD11236-06-8A. 7812--B 2 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 theA. 7812--B 3 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.
