New York S 3970: Bans the use of employer data information

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S03970 Summary:

BILL NOS03970 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01612

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSRBORRELLO

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3013, add §3019, Pub Health L; amd §§6702, 6703 & 6705, Ed L

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Authorizes emergency medical care personnel to provide basic first aid to dogs and cats.

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BILL NOS03970 

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3970

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
 to authorizing emergency medical service personnel to provide basic
 first aid to cats and dogs under certain circumstances

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 3013 of the public health law is amended by adding
 2 three new subdivisions 7, 8 and 9 to read as follows:
 3 7. No certified first responder, emergency medical technician, or
 4 advanced emergency medical technician acting in accordance with section
 5 three thousand nineteen of this article, nor any ambulance service or
 6 advanced life support first response service of which such person is a
 7 member or employee, who, in the course of responding to an emergency,
 8 renders basic first aid to a dog or cat pursuant to such section, shall
 9 have any civil liability or have any liability for violating article one
 10 hundred thirty-five of the education law, for the provision of such
 11 care, or any damages to or death of any dog or cat alleged to have
 12 occurred by reason of an act or omission where such person acted reason-
 13 ably and in good faith in rendering such medical assistance in an emer-
 14 gency.
 15 8. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any licensed
 16 veterinarian who provides off-site instruction, pursuant to section
 17 three thousand nineteen of this article, to any certified first respon-
 18 der, emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical techni-
 19 cian providing basic first aid to a dog or cat shall not be liable for
 20 damages for injuries or death alleged to have been sustained by any dog
 21 or cat as a result of such instruction where such veterinarian acted
 22 reasonably and in good faith in providing such instruction.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04431-01-5

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 1 9. The commissioner of education shall promulgate rules and regu-
 2 lations for the provision of basic first aid to dogs and cats by emer-
 3 gency medical care personnel pursuant to this section.
 4 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3019 to
 5 read as follows:
 6 § 3019. Basic first aid to dogs and cats. 1. In the course of respond-
 7 ing to any emergency, a certified first responder, emergency medical
 8 technician or advanced emergency medical technician may, in accordance
 9 with the rules and regulations of the commissioner of education, provide
 10 basic first aid to a dog or cat prior to the transfer of such animal to
 11 the care of a licensed veterinarian, provided however, that there are no
 12 persons requiring medical attention or transportation at such time. The
 13 basic first aid provided to cats and dogs pursuant to this section shall
 14 be limited to the following, if the certified first responder, emergency
 15 medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician is able and
 16 authorized to provide such care to a human:
 17 (a) opening and manually maintaining an airway;
 18 (b) providing mouth to mouth or mouth to barrier ventilation;
 19 (c) administering oxygen;
 20 (d) managing ventilation by mask;
 21 (e) controlling hemorrhage with direct pressure;
 22 (f) immobilizing fractures;
 23 (g) bandaging; and
 24 (h) administering naloxone hydrochloride to the extent authorized by
 25 l