Excludes fund raising from consideration in appropriating state aid and reimbursement for services to volunteer ambulance companies, including regional emergency medical councils.

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S4255-2011 Actions

• Oct 3, 2012: VETOED MEMO.164
• Sep 21, 2012: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
• Jun 14, 2012: returned to senate
• Jun 14, 2012: passed assembly
• Jun 14, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.150
• Jun 14, 2012: substituted for a5242
• May 30, 2012: referred to health
• May 30, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• May 30, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• May 7, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 2, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 1, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.671
• Mar 27, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO HEALTH
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Jun 15, 2011: referred to health
• Jun 15, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 15, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 14, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 13, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jun 7, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.1104
• May 17, 2011: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Mar 25, 2011: REFERRED TO HEALTH

S4255-2011 Meetings

Finance: May 1, 2012, Finance: Jun 7, 2011, Health: Mar 27, 2012, Health: May 17, 2011

S4255-2011 Calendars

Active List: May 30, 2012 , Active List: Jun 15, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 2, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 7, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 8, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 15, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 15, 2011

S4255-2011 Votes

S4255-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S4255

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to excluding money raised by
fundraising for volunteer emergency medical services when allocating
state funding

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill allows program agencies such as Public Agencies that provide
Emergency Medical Services the
opportunity to raise and accept funding through sources other than
state agency reimbursement without
jeopardizing the acquisition to state agency full funding.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amends the public health law, adding a new section
3005-c which prohibits fundraising activity by (EMS) Emergency Medical
Service units to be considered when determining state aid or
reimbursement for services.

Section 2. Establishes an immediate effective date for this act.

JUSTIFICATION:
Public agencies such as Emergency Medical Services have not seen a
reimbursement rate increase under current law in approximately 15
years. EMS units are also not currently able to raise funds without
being penalized. If an EMS unit does fundraising and generates
revenue to be used in that individual division, the amount of state
funding will be deducted equal to the amount that was generated. The
current policy in place discourages fundraising and community
outreach; it needs to be changed to reflect the flexibility EMS units
need to fund,
their essential services. Providing the financial support is a
component of protecting the community in times of emergencies.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New legislation.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No cost to the state or local governments.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S4255-2011 Text

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

                                    4255

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                               March 25, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

  AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  excluding  money
    raised  by  fundraising  for volunteer emergency medical services when
    allocating state funding

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


    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
  3005-c to read as follows:

    S  3005-C.  FUNDRAISING  BY  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE  COMPANIES.  1.  FOR
  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  A  "FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY" MEANS A METHOD OF
  RAISING FUNDS TO EFFECTUATE THE LAWFUL PURPOSES OF A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE
  COMPANY, BUT SHALL NOT  INCLUDE  ANY  METHOD  PROHIBITED  BY  THE  STATE
  CONSTITUTION  OR  THE  PENAL STATUTES OF THIS STATE, OR THE CONDUCT OF A
  BUSINESS OR OTHER COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE EXCEPT ON TEMPORARY BASIS FOR  A
  PERIOD  OR  PERIODS NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL OF NINETY DAYS IN ANY CALENDAR
  YEAR.
    2. MONIES GENERATED FROM FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES SHALL NOT  BE  CONSID-
  ERED WHEN DETERMINING STATE AID OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES TO PARTIC-
  IPATING  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE  COMPANIES,  INCLUDING  REGIONAL EMERGENCY
  MEDICAL COUNCILS.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD09448-01-1