Increases to thirty-one members the state emergency medical advisory committee of the state emergency medical services council; provides that of the 23 physicians appointed by the commissioner of health, one shall be nominated by each of the regional emergency medical services councils, and one shall be the chairperson of the committee.

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A7311A-2011 Actions

• Jun 14, 2011: substituted by s4621a
• Jun 13, 2011: ordered to third reading rules cal.134
• Jun 13, 2011: rules report cal.134
• Jun 13, 2011: reported
• Jun 7, 2011: print number 7311a
• Jun 7, 2011: amend (t) and recommit to rules
• Jun 2, 2011: reported referred to rules
• Apr 29, 2011: referred to health

A7311A-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7311--A

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                               April 29, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GABRYSZAK,  GIGLIO, CORWIN, HAWLEY, CERETTO,
    SCHIMMINGER, REILLY  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  BURLING,
    CALHOUN,  HOYT,  RAIA  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
    Health -- reported and referred to the Committee  on  Rules  --  Rules
    Committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
    recommitted to the Committee on Rules

  AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the membership  of
    the  state emergency medical advisory committee of the state emergency
    medical services council

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 3002-a of the public health law,
  as added by chapter 804 of the laws of  1992,  is  amended  to  read  as
  follows:

    1.  There shall be a state emergency medical advisory committee of the
  state emergency medical services  council  consisting  of  [twenty-nine]
  THIRTY-ONE  members.  [Twenty-one]  TWENTY-THREE members shall be physi-
  cians appointed by the commissioner, including one [from]  NOMINATED  BY
  each  regional emergency medical [advisory committee and] SERVICES COUN-
  CIL,  an additional physician from the city of New York [and at  least],
  one  pediatrician,  one  trauma  surgeon, [and] one psychiatrist AND THE
  CHAIRPERSON.  Each of the physicians shall have  demonstrated  knowledge
  and  experience in emergency medical services. There shall be eight non-
  physician non-voting members appointed by the chairperson of  the  state
  council,  at  least five of whom shall be members of the state emergency
  medical services council at the time of their appointment. At least  one
  of  the  eight  shall  be  an  emergency nurse, at least one shall be an
  advanced emergency medical technician, at least one  shall  be  a  basic
  emergency  medical  technician,  and at least one shall be employed in a
  hospital setting with administrative responsibility for a hospital emer-

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD10342-03-1

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  gency department or service. [The commissioner shall appoint a physician
  to chair the committee.]
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
  ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
  necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
  authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
  effective date.