New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10953

Introduced
4/14/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  

Caption

Directs the department of health to collect certain data from relevant entities, and designated public safety answering points to receive 911 service calls, regarding calls and dispatches for emergency medical services; establishes reporting requirements.

Impact

The passage of Bill A10953 would significantly restructure how EMS data is reported and analyzed within the state's public health systems. By mandating the collection of response times and dispatch data, the bill aims to provide a clearer picture of EMS performance on a local level, which could lead to targeted improvements in service delivery. Additionally, the bill could help identify trends and gaps in service coverage, consequently fostering a more proactive approach to emergency medical response planning across New York State.

Summary

Bill A10953 aims to enhance the gathering of critical data relating to emergency medical services (EMS) in New York State. Specifically, it directs the Department of Health to collect various data from relevant entities and designated public safety answering points responsible for 911 calls. The types of data outlined in the bill include the total number of EMS dispatches, response times, and mutual aid agreements tracked by geographic divisions such as counties and municipalities. This bill is a response to the need for better data to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of EMS operations throughout the state.

Contention

Notable points of contention surrounding Bill A10953 include concerns about the logistics of collecting and managing the specified data. Critics may raise issues regarding the potential administrative burden on local agencies tasked with data submission. There are also discussions regarding how the collected data will be utilized, ensuring it serves to improve services rather than merely increase oversight. Stakeholders are particularly interested in how these changes will affect funding and resource allocation for EMS programs, especially in less populated or rural areas.

Companion Bills

NY S10434

Same As Directs the department of health to collect certain data from relevant entities, and designated public safety answering points to receive 911 service calls, regarding calls and dispatches for emergency medical services; establishes reporting requirements.

Previously Filed As

NY A09162

Establishes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for certain public safety dispatchers, public safety telecommunicators, 911 operators, communications officers, police communication technicians, emergency services operators and emergency services dispatchers employed by the state, or a county or municipal emergency services department.

NY S07635

Establishes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for certain public safety dispatchers, public safety telecommunicators, 911 operators, communications officers, police communication technicians, emergency services operators and emergency services dispatchers employed by the state, or a county or municipal emergency services department.

NY A08259

Establishes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for certain public safety dispatchers, public safety telecommunicators, 911 operators, communications officers, police communication technicians, emergency services operators and emergency services dispatchers employed by the state, or a county or municipal emergency services department.

NY A05371

Requires 911 call-takers and dispatchers to complete telecommunicator CPR training which shall include recognizing signs of cardiac arrest during emergency calls, providing instructions for initiating CPR instructions to callers, coordinating with emergency medical services dispatch, and using automated external defibrillators when available and appropriate.

NY S07261

Requires 911 call-takers and dispatchers to complete telecommunicator CPR training which shall include recognizing signs of cardiac arrest during emergency calls, providing instructions for initiating CPR instructions to callers, coordinating with emergency medical services dispatch, and using automated external defibrillators when available and appropriate.

NY AB645

Emergency medical services: dispatcher training.

NY A10375

Establishes a family caregiver program which shall receive reimbursement from Medicaid and directs the commissioner of health to secure approval from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for family caregivers.

NY A955

Requires 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers to receive certain certification.

NY HB1155

Revise the annual reporting period for public safety answering points.

NY SF2458

A bill for an act relating to public safety answering points, including limitations, property tax allocation, service requirements, management, consolidation, transfer of duties from joint 911 service boards to local emergency management commissions, and reporting requirements, and including transfer and effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3008.)

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