Int. No. 1517
By Council Member Borelli
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the fire department to report on the income distribution of areas covered by private ambulance and emergency medical services
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 15 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 15-140 to read as follows:
§ 15-140 Report on ambulance coverage area and income distribution. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Emergency medical services. The term “emergency medical services” means the services provided by the bureau of emergency medical services within the department.
Private ambulance. The term “private ambulance” means any ambulance that the department does not operate.
b. No later than June 1, 2019, and every June 1 thereafter, the department shall complete a study of coverage areas by emergency medical services and private ambulances and shall file with the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on the department’s website, a report disclosing the following:
1. The coverage areas of emergency medical services;
2. The coverage areas of private ambulances;
3. The areas that private ambulances ceased to cover;
4. The areas that private ambulances began to cover; and
5. The median income of each private ambulance and emergency medical services coverage area.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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LS # 9730
02/28/19 12:24 PM