New York S 7261: Requires 911 call-takers and dispatchers to complete T-CPR training

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S07261 Summary:

BILL NOS07261B

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SAME ASSAME AS A05371-B

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SPONSORFAHY

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COSPNSRHELMING, RAMOS

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MLTSPNSR

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BILL NOS07261B

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04/07/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

12/19/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

12/19/2025PRINT NUMBER 7261A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

05/05/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HEALTH

05/20/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

05/20/2026PRINT NUMBER 7261B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7261--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. FAHY, HELMING, RAMOS -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local
 Government -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Commit-
 tee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
 as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the county law and the administrative code of the city
 of New York, in relation to requiring telecommunicator cardiopulmonary
 resuscitation training for 911 call-takers and dispatchers

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

 1 Section 1. Section 328 of the county law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
 3 4-a. (a) For the purposes of this subdivision:
 4 (1) "CPR" or "cardiopulmonary resuscitation" shall mean measures, as
 5 specified in regulations promulgated by the commissioner of health, to
 6 restore function or support ventilation in the event of a cardiac or
 7 respiratory arrest. CPR shall not include measures to improve venti-
 8 lation and cardiac function in the absence of an arrest.
 9 (2) "T-CPR" or "telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation" shall
 10 mean dispatcher assisted, high quality CPR instruction given to callers
 11 during a cardiac arrest.
 12 (b) The board shall require that all 911 call-takers and dispatchers
 13 complete T-CPR training and an annual follow-up training. Such T-CPR
 14 training shall follow nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines
 15 and shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following topics:
 16 (1) recognizing signs of cardiac arrest during emergency calls;
 17 (2) providing step-by-step instructions for initiating CPR
 18 instructions to callers;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00863-09-6

 S. 7261--B 2

 1 (3) coordinating with emergency medical services dispatch to ensure
 2 timely arrival of medical assistance; and
 3 (4) using automated external defibrillators when available and appro-
 4 priate.
 5 (c) All 911 call-takers and dispatchers employed before the effective
 6 date of this subdivision shall complete such T-CPR training within eigh-
 7 teen months of the effective date of this subdivision and shall complete
 8 a follow-up training annually thereafter. All 911 call-takers and
 9 dispatchers hired after the effective date of this subdivision shall
 10 complete such T-CPR training within twelve months of their employment
 11 start date and shall complete a follow-up training annually thereafter.
 12 (d) Such training and annual follow-up training required by this
 13 subdivision shall be conducted during the employee's regular working
 14 hours and employees shall receive compensation at their regular rate of
 15 pay for any time spent participating in such training.
 16 § 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by
 17 adding a new section 10-187 to read as follows:
 18 § 10-187 911 call-takers and dispatchers T-CPR training. a. For the
 19 purposes of this section:
 20 1. "CPR" or "cardiopulmonary resuscitation" shall mean measures, as
 21 specified in regulations promulgated by the commissioner of health, to
 22 restore function or support ventilation in the