Assembly Bill A9334B

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to health services in schools; pupils afflicted with allergies, diabetes, asthma or another respiratory disease

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A9334 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7758
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §916, add §§916-a, 916-b, 902-a, 902-b & 921, Ed L

2013-A9334 - Summary

Relates to health services in schools; also relates to pupils afflicted with allergies, diabetes, asthma or another respiratory disease.

2013-A9334 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9334

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 11, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. NOLAN, ORTIZ, BENEDETTO, ROSENTHAL, ABINANTI,
  JACOBS, BRONSON, CLARK, COLTON, HOOPER,  JAFFEE,  MAGNARELLI,  MARKEY,
  MAYER,  MILLER,  MILLMAN,  MORELLE,  MOSLEY,  MOYA,  O'DONNELL,  OTIS,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, SIMANOWITZ, WEISENBERG, ZEBROWSKI  --  Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of A. ABBATE, ARROYO, BRENNAN, GLICK, SCHIMEL -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  health  services  in
  schools

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

  Section 1. Section 916 of the education law, as amended by chapter 524
of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  S 916. Pupils afflicted with asthma  OR  ANOTHER  RESPIRATORY  DISEASE
REQUIRING  RESCUE INHALER TREATMENT.  1. The board of education or trus-
tees of each  school  district  and  board  of  cooperative  educational
services  shall  allow  pupils who have been diagnosed by a physician or
other duly authorized health care provider  with  a  [severe]  asthmatic
condition  OR  ANOTHER RESPIRATORY DISEASE to carry and use a prescribed
inhaler AND SELF-ADMINISTER  INHALED  RESCUE  MEDICATIONS  TO  ALLEVIATE
RESPIRATORY  SYMPTOMS  OR TO PREVENT THE ONSET OF EXERCISE INDUCED ASTH-
MATIC SYMPTOMS during the school day AND DURING ANY SCHOOL  FUNCTION  AS
DEFINED  BY  SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, with the
written permission of a physician or other duly authorized  health  care
provider,  and  WRITTEN  parental consent[, based on such physician's or
provider's determination that such pupil is subject to sudden  asthmatic
attacks severe enough to debilitate such pupil].  THE WRITTEN PERMISSION
SHALL INCLUDE AN ATTESTATION BY THE PHYSICIAN OR THE HEALTH CARE PROVID-
ER  CONFIRMING  THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE PUPIL IS DIAGNOSED WITH ASTHMA OR
ANOTHER RESPIRATORY DISEASE FOR WHICH  INHALED  RESCUE  MEDICATIONS  ARE
PRESCRIBED  TO ALLEVIATE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS OR TO PREVENT THE ONSET OF
EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMATIC SYMPTOMS; AND (B) THAT THE PUPIL  HAS  DEMON-
STRATED THAT HE OR SHE CAN SELF-ADMINISTER THE PRESCRIBED INHALED RESCUE
MEDICATION  EFFECTIVELY.  THE  WRITTEN PERMISSION SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE
NAME OF THE PRESCRIBED INHALED RESCUE MEDICATION, THE  DOSE,  THE  TIMES

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

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A9334A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7758
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §916, add §§916-a, 916-b, 902-a, 902-b & 921, Ed L

2013-A9334A - Summary

Relates to health services in schools; also relates to pupils afflicted with allergies, diabetes, asthma or another respiratory disease.

2013-A9334A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9334--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 11, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. NOLAN, ORTIZ, BENEDETTO, ROSENTHAL, ABINANTI,
  JACOBS, BRONSON, CLARK, COLTON, HOOPER,  JAFFEE,  MAGNARELLI,  MARKEY,
  MAYER,  MILLER,  MILLMAN,  MORELLE,  MOSLEY,  MOYA,  O'DONNELL,  OTIS,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, SIMANOWITZ, WEISENBERG, ZEBROWSKI  --  Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of A.   ABBATE, ARROYO, BRENNAN, GLICK, SCHIMEL, WRIGHT --
  read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Education  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to health services in
  schools

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

  Section 1. Section 916 of the education law, as amended by chapter 524
of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  S  916.  Pupils [afflicted] with asthma OR ANOTHER RESPIRATORY DISEASE
REQUIRING RESCUE INHALER TREATMENT.  1. The board of education or  trus-
tees  of  each  school  district  and  board  of cooperative educational
services shall allow pupils who have been diagnosed by  a  physician  or
other  duly  authorized  health  care provider with a [severe] asthmatic
condition OR ANOTHER RESPIRATORY DISEASE to carry and use  a  prescribed
inhaler  AND  SELF-ADMINISTER  INHALED  RESCUE  MEDICATIONS TO ALLEVIATE
RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS OR TO PREVENT THE ONSET OF EXERCISE  INDUCED  ASTH-
MATIC  SYMPTOMS  during  the  school  day  ON SCHOOL PROPERTY AND AT ANY
SCHOOL FUNCTION AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, BY SUBDIVISIONS
ONE AND TWO OF SECTION ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, with the written  permis-
sion  of  a physician or other duly authorized health care provider, and
WRITTEN parental consent[,  based  on  such  physician's  or  provider's
determination  that  such  pupil  is subject to sudden asthmatic attacks
severe enough to debilitate such pupil].  THE WRITTEN  PERMISSION  SHALL
INCLUDE  AN  ATTESTATION  BY  THE  PHYSICIAN OR THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
CONFIRMING THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE PUPIL  IS  DIAGNOSED  WITH  ASTHMA  OR
ANOTHER  RESPIRATORY  DISEASE  FOR  WHICH INHALED RESCUE MEDICATIONS ARE
PRESCRIBED TO ALLEVIATE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS OR TO PREVENT THE ONSET  OF
EXERCISE  INDUCED  ASTHMATIC SYMPTOMS; AND (B) THAT THE PUPIL HAS DEMON-

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

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A9334B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7758
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §916, add §§916-a, 916-b, 902-a, 902-b & 921, Ed L

2013-A9334B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to health services in schools; also relates to pupils afflicted with allergies, diabetes, asthma or another respiratory disease.

2013-A9334B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9334--B

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 11, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. NOLAN, ORTIZ, BENEDETTO, ROSENTHAL, ABINANTI,
  JACOBS, BRONSON, CLARK, COLTON, HOOPER,  JAFFEE,  MAGNARELLI,  MARKEY,
  MAYER,  MILLER,  MILLMAN,  MORELLE,  MOSLEY,  MOYA,  O'DONNELL,  OTIS,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, SIMANOWITZ, WEISENBERG, ZEBROWSKI  --  Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of A.   ABBATE, ARROYO, BRENNAN, GLICK, SCHIMEL, WRIGHT --
  read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Education  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to health services in
  schools

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

  Section 1. Section 916 of the education law, as amended by chapter 524
of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  S  916.  Pupils [afflicted] with asthma OR ANOTHER RESPIRATORY DISEASE
REQUIRING RESCUE INHALER TREATMENT.  1. The board of education or  trus-
tees  of  each  school  district  and  board  of cooperative educational
services shall allow pupils who have been diagnosed by  a  physician  or
other  duly authorized health care provider with [a severe] AN asthmatic
condition OR ANOTHER RESPIRATORY DISEASE to carry and use  a  prescribed
inhaler  AND  SELF-ADMINISTER  INHALED  RESCUE  MEDICATIONS TO ALLEVIATE
RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS OR TO PREVENT THE ONSET OF EXERCISE  INDUCED  ASTH-
MATIC  SYMPTOMS  during  the  school  day  ON SCHOOL PROPERTY AND AT ANY
SCHOOL FUNCTION AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, BY SUBDIVISIONS
ONE AND TWO OF SECTION ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, with the written  permis-
sion  of  a physician or other duly authorized health care provider, and
WRITTEN parental consent[,  based  on  such  physician's  or  provider's
determination  that  such  pupil  is subject to sudden asthmatic attacks
severe enough to debilitate such pupil].  THE WRITTEN  PERMISSION  SHALL
INCLUDE  AN  ATTESTATION  BY  THE  PHYSICIAN OR THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
CONFIRMING THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE PUPIL  IS  DIAGNOSED  WITH  ASTHMA  OR
ANOTHER  RESPIRATORY  DISEASE  FOR  WHICH INHALED RESCUE MEDICATIONS ARE

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

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