New York S 9844: Establishes an online insurance verification system for motor vehicle insurance

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S09844 Summary:

BILL NOS09844 

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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Amd §3002, Pub Health L

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Requires all certified first responders, emergency medical technicians, and advanced emergency medical technicians to undergo criminal background checks to maintain their certification.

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BILL NOS09844 

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04/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9844

 IN SENATE

 April 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 requiring all
 certified first responders, emergency medical technicians, and
 advanced emergency medical technicians to undergo criminal background
 checks

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3002 of the public health law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 2-c to read as follows:
 3 2-c. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
 4 (i) "criminal background check" shall mean conducting:
 5 (A) a criminal history record check with the division of criminal
 6 justice services;
 7 (B) a search of the criminal history repository in each state other
 8 than New York where such person resides or resided during the preceding
 9 five years, if applicable, unless such state's criminal history record
 10 information is provided as part of the results of the clearance
 11 conducted pursuant to clause (C) of this subparagraph;
 12 (C) a national criminal history record check with the federal bureau
 13 of investigation; provided the division of criminal justice services is
 14 directed to submit fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation
 15 for the purpose of a nationwide criminal history record check, pursuant
 16 to and consistent with applicable federal law, including Public Law
 17 92-544 (codified at 34 U.S.C. § 41101);
 18 (D) a search of the New York state sex offender registry;
 19 (E) a search of any state sex offender registry or repository in each
 20 state other than New York where such person resides or resided during
 21 the preceding five years, if applicable, unless such state's sex offen-
 22 der registry information is provided as part of the clearance conducted
 23 pursuant to clause (F) of this subparagraph;
 24 (F) a search of the national sex offender registry using the national
 25 crime information center, established under the Adam Walsh Child
 26 Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. § 20901 et seq.).

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14924-01-6

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 1 (ii) "emergency medical services clinician" shall mean a first respon-
 2 der, emergency medical technician, or advanced emergency medical techni-
 3 cian certified under this article.
 4 (b) The commissioner, in consultation with the state emergency medical
 5 services council and the division of criminal justice services, shall
 6 require all emergency medical services clinicians to undergo criminal
 7 background checks by the division of criminal justice services. Such
 8 checks shall be conducted for:
 9 (i) every applicant for initial certification as a first responder,
 10 emergency medical technician, or advanced emergency medical technician;
 11 (ii) every applicant for renewal of such certification, at intervals
 12 established by regulation, but not less frequently than once every five
 13 years, unless ongoing criminal history results are provided;
 14 (iii) every individual seeking reinstatement of a lapsed or expired
 15 certification as a first responder, emergency medical technician, or
 16 advanced emergency medical technician, where such lapse exceeds a period
 17 established by regulation; and
 18 (iv) every individual applying for authorization to practice as an
 19 emergency medical services clinician pursuant to any interstate licen-
 20 sure compact to which New York state is a party.
 21 (c)