N.Y. Public Health Law § 3003-b: Availability of ambulance service and advanced life support first response service to store and distribute blood and initiate and adminis...

§ 3003-b. Availability of ambulance service and advanced life support

first response service to store and distribute blood and initiate and

administer blood transfusions. 1. An ambulance service or advanced life

support first response service licensed under this article may store and

distribute human blood and blood products at all their facilities and

qualified medical and health personnel, as defined in this article,

operating within an ambulance service or advanced life support first

response service licensed under this article, may initiate and

administer human blood and blood product transfusions while providing

ambulance services or advanced life support care via an advanced life

support mobile unit. As used in this section, " ambulance services"

means emergency medical care and the transportation of sick or injured

persons by motor vehicle or aircraft to, from or between general

hospitals or other health care facilities.

2. Notwithstanding title five of article five of this chapter, any

ambulance service or advanced life support first response service

licensed under this article may store and distribute human blood and

blood products in accordance with standards for the storage of blood

products of the United States Food and Drug Administration and any

rules, regulations, guidance or minimum standards established pursuant

to this section.

3. Prior to storing and distributing blood or allowing qualified

medical and health personnel to initiate and administer blood

transfusions under this section, the ambulance service or advanced life

support first response service shall ensure that it is in compliance

with the rules, regulations, guidance or minimum standards established

pursuant to this section and other applicable emergency medical service

requirements, and shall provide notification of intent to store and

distribute blood or allow qualified medical and health personnel to

initiate and administer blood transfusions as part of their ambulance

services or advanced life support care at least sixty days prior to

beginning such care.

4. The state emergency medical services council, with the approval of

the commissioner, shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate

the purposes of this section.