Relates to the emergency use of epinephrine auto-injector devices; increases the maximum population size for counties, cities, towns and villages which are permitted to purchase, acquire, possess and use epinephrine auto-injector devices.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7961
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
August 18, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the emergency use
of epinephrine auto-injector devices
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 3000-c of the
2 public health law, as amended by chapter 194 of the laws of 2021, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 (a) "Eligible person or entity" means: (i) an ambulance service or
5 advanced life support first response service; a certified first respon-
6 der, firefighter in a county, city, town or village having a population
7 of less than [one] two million provided such county is not wholly
8 located within a city with a population of more than one million, emer-
9 gency medical technician, or advanced emergency medical technician, who
10 is employed by or an enrolled member of any such service; (ii) a chil-
11 dren's overnight camp as defined in subdivision one of section thirteen
12 hundred ninety-two of this chapter, a summer day camp as defined in
13 subdivision two of section thirteen hundred ninety-two of this chapter,
14 a traveling summer day camp as defined in subdivision three of section
15 thirteen hundred ninety-two of this chapter or a person employed by such
16 a camp; (iii) a school district, board of cooperative educational
17 services, county vocational education and extension board, charter
18 school, and non-public elementary and secondary school in this state or
19 any person employed by any such entity, or employed by a contractor of
20 such an entity while performing services for the entity; (iv) a sports,
21 entertainment, amusement, education, government, day care or retail
22 facility; an educational institution, youth organization or sports leag-
23 ue; an establishment that serves food; or a person employed by such
24 entity; (v) a police officer or peace officer in a county, city, town or
25 village having a population of less than [one] two million provided such
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 county is not wholly located within a city with a population of more
2 than one million; (vi) forest rangers, park rangers and environmental
3 conservation police officers; and (vii) any other person or entity
4 designated or approved, or in a category designated or approved pursuant
5 to regulations of the commissioner in consultation with other appropri-
6 ate agencies.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
