STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7617 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE July 31, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, MURRAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules 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
S. 7617 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.