Bill Text: NY S08671 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-10 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S08671 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S08671-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8671 IN SENATE May 10, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance 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 20 (d) comply with protocols for response to incidents of suspected 21 anaphylaxis. 22 § 3. The county law is amended by adding a new section 663 to read as 23 follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13647-03-8S. 8671 2 1 § 663. Emergency anaphylaxis treatment training and use. 1. As used in 2 this section, the term "emergency anaphylaxis treatment" shall mean an 3 epinephrine auto-injector device, as such term is defined in paragraph 4 (b) of subdivision one of section three thousand-c of the public health 5 law, or another form of emergency anaphylaxis treatment approved by the 6 commissioner of health. 7 2. All sheriffs, undersheriffs, and deputy sheriffs shall be required 8 to be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment 9 and shall carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles when 10 on duty. 11 3. All sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs shall: 12 (a) complete an initial training program on emergency anaphylaxis 13 treatment; 14 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years; 15 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to an 16 incident of suspected anaphylaxis and advise if emergency anaphylaxis 17 treatment is being used; and 18 (d) comply with protocols for response to incidents of suspected 19 anaphylaxis. 20 § 4. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 21 209-gg to read as follows: 22 § 209-gg. Emergency anaphylaxis treatment training and use. 1. As used 23 in this section, the term "emergency anaphylaxis treatment" shall mean 24 an epinephrine auto-injector device, as such term is defined in para- 25 graph (b) of subdivision one of section three thousand-c of the public 26 health law, or another form of emergency anaphylaxis treatment approved 27 by the commissioner of health. 28 2. All members of a police or fire department organized at the county, 29 city, village, town, or district level shall be required to be trained 30 in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and shall carry 31 emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicles when on duty. 32 3. All members of a police or fire department organized at the county, 33 city, village, town, or district level shall: 34 (a) complete an initial training program on emergency anaphylaxis 35 treatment; 36 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years; 37 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to an 38 incident of suspected anaphylaxis and advise if emergency anaphylaxis 39 treatment is being used; and 40 (d) comply with protocols for response to incidents of suspected 41 anaphylaxis. 42 § 5. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3000-e 43 to read as follows: 44 § 3000-e. Emergency anaphylaxis treatment training and use. 1. As used 45 in this section, the term "emergency anaphylaxis treatment" shall mean 46 an epinephrine auto-injector device, as such term is defined in para- 47 graph (b) of subdivision one of section three thousand-c of this arti- 48 cle, or another form of emergency anaphylaxis treatment approved by the 49 commissioner. 50 2. Anyone who provides emergency medical services shall be required to 51 be trained in the administration of emergency anaphylaxis treatment and 52 shall carry emergency anaphylaxis treatment in their vehicle when on 53 duty. 54 3. Anyone who provides emergency medical services shall: 55 (a) complete an initial training program on emergency anaphylaxis 56 treatment;S. 8671 3 1 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years; 2 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to an 3 incident of suspected anaphylaxis and advise if emergency anaphylaxis 4 treatment is being used; and 5 (d) comply with protocols for response to incidents of suspected 6 anaphylaxis. 7 § 6. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 8 law.