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- Reported and committed to codes
- Notice of committee consideration - requested
- Referred to aging
- Referred to aging
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to automated external defibrillator requirements
Purpose or general idea of bill
To require automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at assisted living facilities.
Summary of specific provisions
Section one of the bill adds a new subdivision 9 to §4656 of the Public Health Law requiring assisted living facilities to have AEDs.
Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.
Justification
It is the policy of some assisted living facilities to refrain from administering first aid or CPR to a stricken resident until an ambulance or paramedics arrive at the facility. This bill is necessary to require assisted living facilities to treat unwell residents prior to the arrival of an ambulance, thereby saving lives.
Prior legislative history
2008: S.8034 Aging Cmte
Fiscal implications
None to state or local government.
Effective date
This bill takes effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become law.
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