Bill Text: NY S08171 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Extends the provisions found in Section 3000-a of the Public Health Law (Good Samaritan Law) to any individual or non-profit organization who voluntarily and without expectation of monetary compensation renders first aid or emergency treatment to an individual who is suffering and/or has been infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-04-13 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S08171 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08171-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8171

                    IN SENATE

                                     April 13, 2020
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        Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

        AN ACT to extend certain provisions relating to emergency medical treat-
          ment to individuals and non-profit organizations

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

     1    Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any  provisions  to  the  contrary,  the
     2  provisions under section 3000-a  of  the  public  health  law  shall  be
     3  extended  to  any  individual or non-profit organization who voluntarily
     4  and without expectation of monetary compensation renders  first  aid  or
     5  emergency  treatment  to  an individual who is suffering and/or has been
     6  infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15969-01-0