What's happening
The bill requires home care service workers in New York to receive and maintain biennial CPR training and certification.
Why it matters
Improves emergency preparedness in home settings. By requiring home care service workers to maintain up-to-date CPR certification, the bill ensures that these workers are equipped to respond to cardiac or respiratory emergencies, potentially saving lives during critical incidents before emergency responders arrive.
Aligns training standards with recognized authorities. Mandating that certifications follow guidelines from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association ensures that the training is based on widely accepted, evidence-based best practices, increasing the quality and consistency of care provided.
Increases accountability and professionalism. Regular, biennial training requirements formalize ongoing education for home care workers, elevating the standard of care and potentially reducing liability for both workers and agencies by demonstrating a commitment to safety and competence.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
607
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring regulations mandating home care service workers to receive biennial CPR training
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3604 to read as follows:
§ 3604. Mandatory cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations requiring home care service workers providing home care services under this article to receive biennial cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and certification. The rules and regulations shall require such training and certifications to be maintained as current pursuant to the requirements established by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02602-01-5
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