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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing organ procurement organizations and/or organ transportation companies to utilize red lights and certain white lights
Purpose
To authorizing organ procurement organizations and/ or organ transportation companies to utilize red lights and certain white lights to transport organs of human transplantation or to transport the medical personnel for the immediate purposes of performing human organ harvesting, or transportation, and said vehicles are respectively authorized emergency vehicles equipped with sirens.
Summary of provisions
To authorizing organ procurement organizations and! or organ transportation companies to utilize red lights and certain white lights to transport organs of human transplantation or to transport the medical personnel for the immediate purposes of performing human organ harvesting, or transportation, and said vehicles are respectively authorized emergency vehicles equipped with sirens and the operators of organ transport vehicles shall have successfully completed a safety training course.
Justification
Safety of the public using the roads of this State is imparitive and speed utilized in the transportation of transplant organs is also imperative to the citizens of this State.
Legislative history
2009 - New Bill.
Fiscal implications
Minimal
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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