Bill > S05333

This bill authorizes and provides a framework for collaborative community paramedicine services in New York State, expanding existing hospital-home care-physician collaboration programs. The legislation defines community paramedicine as a model where hospitals, emergency medical services (EMS), physicians, and home care agencies work together to provide healthcare services beyond traditional emergency response. Specifically, these services can include preventative care for at-risk individuals, helping to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits, hospital admissions, and readmissions. The bill allows EMS personnel (emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical technicians) to participate in these collaborative healthcare models, extending their role from just emergency response to proactive community healthcare. The collaborative programs can target various health disparities and conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and substance abuse, with the goal of providing more effective, person-centered, and cost-efficient healthcare. The bill also enables the state commissioner of health to provide financing, grants, and regulatory waivers to support these innovative collaborative healthcare initiatives, with participating organizations required to report on their patient, service, and cost experiences.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5333