Bill > A09440

This bill requires counties, in collaboration with their regional emergency medical services councils, to create and maintain comprehensive plans for their emergency medical systems to ensure coordinated and reliable services for all residents. The Department of Health will provide a model plan format on its website to guide counties in developing their own plans and will review these county plans within 60 days of submission, offering feedback and recommendations. The bill also specifies that the county emergency medical system coordinator or a designee will lead the planning process, which must assess existing services, identify areas needing improvement, determine organizational structures, and estimate costs. The plans will detail which entities are responsible for emergency medical services in each part of the county and note any areas lacking providers. Counties must submit their completed plans electronically to the Department of Health, their regional council, and the state emergency medical services council within six months of the bill becoming law. The bill also adjusts the effective date of related legislation to six months after it becomes law.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9440