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- Referred to education
- Referred to education
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the authority of school personnel who are trained emergency medical technicians to administer emergency treatment on school premises
Purpose
To permit any person who is EMT trained to provide emergency medical treatment on school grounds.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: creates a new section of the Education Law 912-c. Authorizes school personnel who are trained emergency medical technicians to administer emergency medical treatment on the school premises as they are otherwise trained to provide off premises.
Existing law
Currently, only school nurses are allowed to provide emergency medical treatment on school premises.
Justification
Currently, trained emergency medical technicians (EMT) who are employed in schools are prohibited by regulation from using their training to assist a school nurse in the case of a medical emergency. The school nurse is the only person authorized under the education law to provide health treatment in schools. The nurse can only authorize a person to assist her at the same level as an ordinary person on the street. Therefore, she cannot allow an EMT to administer oxygen or perform other medical procedures. This legislation would allow emergency medical technicians, who are employed in schools, to use their training and to provide important life saving services to students.
Legislative history
2007-2008 - Education
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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