What's happening
This bill requires disaster preparedness plans to include arrangements for delivering medical supplies to pharmacies, hospitals, and nursing homes during emergencies.
Why it matters
Helps ensure access to critical medications and medical supplies during disasters. , reducing the risk of shortages for vulnerable populations, such as the elderly and the sick, who rely on pharmacies, hospitals, and nursing homes.
Requires proactive planning for logistical challenges in emergencies. , which could improve the speed and reliability of medical supply delivery when transportation routes or supply chains are disrupted.
May reduce preventable health crises. during disasters by mandating that emergency plans specifically account for the continuity of medical care and pharmaceutical services in affected areas.
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Ensure Medicine Delivery in Disasters
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
15 Co-sponsors
History
- Substituted by S5998
- Rules report cal.427
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to governmental operations
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Ensure Disaster Medical Deliveries
Vetoed · Sponsor Thomas Croci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1198
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, SEPULVEDA, JENNE, SKOUFIS, MOSLEY, RAMOS, COOK, COLTON, CRESPO, BARRETT, RIVERA, SIMON, BLAKE, PICHARDO, STIRPE, TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, ENGLE- BRIGHT, GLICK, HIKIND, HOOPER, LIFTON, LOPEZ, MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to state disaster preparedness plans
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subparagraphs 14, 15 and 16 of paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 22 of the executive law are renumbered subparagraphs 15, 16, and 17 and a new subparagraph 14 is added to read as follows:
(14) arrangements to ensure that medical supplies and medications can be delivered to pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes located within the area declared to be experiencing a disaster emergency.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03220-01-7
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