Bill Text: NY S04715 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 4715 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that a municipality shall be liable for the negligence or misconduct of emergency medical services employees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S04715 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04715-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4715
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 10, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the  liability
         of  a  municipality  for  the negligence of their employees in certain
         circumstances
         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 "Ariel's law".
    2    S 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 50-o
    3  to read as follows:
    4    S  50-O.  LIABILITY  FOR  EMERGENCY SERVICES EMPLOYEES. A MUNICIPALITY
    5  THAT PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO ITS CITIZENS SHALL BE LIABLE
    6  FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED TO A CITIZEN THAT RESULT FROM THE  MUNICIPALITY'S
    7  EMERGENCY  SERVICES  EMPLOYEE'S  NEGLIGENCE OR MISCONDUCT, INCLUDING ANY
    8  UNNECESSARY DELAY IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH  EMERGENCY  SERVICES  TO  THE
    9  INJURED CITIZEN.
   10    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10423-01-5