N.Y. Legislative Law § 7-b: Legislative emergency health station

§ 7-b. Legislative emergency health station. 1. There shall be a

legislative emergency health station, available for the use of members

and employees of both houses of the legislature, and official reporters

of the senate and assembly duly designated upon certificate of the

legislative correspondent's association, to be located on the third

floor of the state capitol, conveniently accessible to the legislature,

and such emergency health station shall be open at all times while the

legislature is in session. Such emergency health station shall be

suitable and adequately equipped to administer first aid, within the

amount of moneys available therefor by appropriation, subject to joint

rules, if any, that may be adopted by the senate and assembly in

relation thereto and maintained under the direction of a nurse

registered under the laws of the state. The nurse provided for in this

section shall be chosen by the temporary president of the senate and the

speaker of the assembly and shall serve until his or her successor shall

be chosen in like manner. The salary and compensation of such nurse

shall be payable monthly from moneys appropriated for compensation of

officers and employees of the senate and assembly.

2. The nurse and employees of the legislative emergency health station

shall be considered to be employees of the legislature for all purposes.