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Providing certain information to users of life-sustaining equipment and individuals for whom a disruption in electrical service would create a medical emergency.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Agingintroduced 2016-05-25Local Law 2018/066

Enacted as Local Law 2018/066.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2016-05-25Passed: 2018-01-19Enacted: 2018-01-19

Summary

This bill would require the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) to regularly provide written materials from New York Emergency Management to all senior centers and naturally occurring retirement communities sponsored by DFTA on how to register with utility companies as an individual who uses life-sustaining medical equipment or for whom a disruption in electrical service would create a medical emergency. The materials would also be posted on DFTA’s website and the website of the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities.

Committee on AgingDepartment for the Aging and all federal, State and municipal programs pertinent to senior citizens.

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This bill: 571 days in committee

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Sponsors (12)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2016-05-25 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2016-05-25 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-09-20 · Committee on Aging
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2017-09-20 · Committee on Aging
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-12-18 · Committee on Aging
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2017-12-18 · Committee on Aging
ActionAmended by Committee
2017-12-18 · Committee on Aging
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2017-12-18 · Committee on Aging
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-12-19 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-12-19 · City Council
HeardHearing Scheduled by Mayor
2018-01-08 · Mayor
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2018-01-19 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2018-01-22 · City Council

Votes (7)

Aye (5)
Margaret S. ChinMark TreygerDeborah L. RoseChaim M. DeutschPaul A. Vallone
Absent (2)
Karen KoslowitzRosie Mendez

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2017-12-19 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Aging · 2017-12-18 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Aging · 2017-09-20 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2016-05-25 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (17)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 2 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-207, to read as follows: �21-207 Users of life-sustaining equipment and individuals for whom a disruption in electrical service would create a medical emergency. The department shall regularly provide written materials from the office of emergency management to all senior centers in the city and all naturally occurring retirement communities sponsored by the department on how to register with any utility providing electrical service within the city as a user of life-sustaining equipment or an individual for whom a disruption in electrical service would create a medical emergency. These materials shall also be posted electronically in a conspicuous location on the department's website and on the website of the mayor's office for people with disabilities. � 2. This local law takes effect 30 days after it becomes law. ENB/CCF LS #7872 12/8/2017 12:01 PM 1 1