Bill Text: NY S07264 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner to extend the validity of certifications for emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians and certified first responders.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-02 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S07264 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S07264-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N S E N A T E
May 2, 2012
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Introduced by Sen. OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
commissioner of health to extend the validity of certifications for
emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians
and certified first responders
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 12 to read as follows:
3 12. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO EXTEND THE
4 CERTIFICATION OF AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, ADVANCED EMERGENCY
5 MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER WHO HAS SOUGHT RECERTIF-
6 ICATION THROUGH 10 NYCRR S 800.8 AND WHOSE CERTIFICATION IS SET TO
7 EXPIRE PRIOR TO THE NEXT SCHEDULED WRITTEN EXAMINATION. SUCH EXTENSION
8 SHALL BE FOR THE PERIOD UNTIL THE NEXT SCHEDULED RECERTIFICATION EXAM-
9 INATION AND SHALL INCLUDE SUCH TIME AS NECESSARY TO SCORE THE EXAM.
10 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15559-03-2
