STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7961 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY August 18, 2023 ___________ 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. LBD11173-02-3
A. 7961 2 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.