Authorizes camp operators and employees to administer medications and treatment to children under certain circumstances

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                           509

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                       (PREFILED)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
          to authorizing camp operators and employees to administer  medications
          and treatment to children 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 1394 of the public health law is amended by  adding
     2  a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
     3    10.  EACH  CHILDREN'S  OVERNIGHT,  SUMMER DAY, OR TRAVELING SUMMER DAY
     4  CAMP, MAY AUTHORIZE THE OPERATOR OR EMPLOYEES OF SUCH CAMP TO ADMINISTER
     5  OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS OR PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS FOR THE  TREAT-
     6  MENT OF EMERGENCY CONDITIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER INCLUDING
     7  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO ASTHMA, ANAPHYLAXIS, AND SEIZURE MEDICATION PURSUANT
     8  TO SECTION SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND IN  ACCORD-
     9  ANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
    10    §  2.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 6908 of the education
    11  law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (vi) to read as follows:
    12    (VI) THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENT  BY  OPERATORS  OR
    13  EMPLOYEES  OF  CHILDREN'S  OVERNIGHT CAMP, SUMMER DAY CAMP AND TRAVELING
    14  SUMMER DAY CAMP WHERE SUCH OPERATORS OR EMPLOYEES ARE ACTING  UNDER  THE
    15  DIRECTION  AND  AUTHORITY  OF A PARENT OF A CHILD, LEGAL GUARDIAN, LEGAL
    16  CUSTODIAN, OR AN ADULT IN WHOSE CARE A CHILD HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED AND  WHO
    17  HAS  BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE PARENT TO CONSENT TO ANY HEALTH CARE FOR THE
    18  CHILD AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY  THE  DEPARTMENT
    19  OF HEALTH PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS AND TREATMENT;
    20    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00934-01-5