New York S 4758: Designates certain emergency and public safety dispatchers and operators as first responders

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S04758 Summary:

BILL NOS04758 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01828

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRHARCKHAM, HELMING, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MATTERA, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, SKOUFIS, STEC, TEDISCO

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3001, Pub Health L

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Designates certain emergency and public safety dispatchers and operators as first responders.

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BILL NOS04758 

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02/12/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4758

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, HARCKHAM, HELMING, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MATTERA,
 OBERACKER, PALUMBO, SKOUFIS, STEC, TEDISCO -- 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 designating
 certain emergency and public safety dispatchers and operators as first
 responders

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 3001 of the public health law, as
 2 amended by chapter 804 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 5. "Certified first responder" means an individual who meets the mini-
 5 mum requirements established by regulations pursuant to section three
 6 thousand two of this article and who is responsible for administration
 7 of initial life saving care of sick and injured persons, and shall
 8 include public safety dispatchers, emergency responders, emergency oper-
 9 ators, emergency complaint operators and emergency services dispatchers,
 10 who provide communication support services within police and sheriff's
 11 departments as well as fire, rescue and emergency services departments.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04213-01-5

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