Int 0904-2023
Providing de-escalation and self-defense training to fire department employees providing emergency medical services.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Fire and Emergency Managementintroduced 2023-02-02
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2023-02-02Passed: 2023-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the fire department to provide de-escalation and self-defense training to its employees providing medical services. Such training would be available at least once per calendar year.
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management — Fire/EMS (non-health-related issues), and Emergency Management Department[ (OEM)].
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18 passed · 32 died
This bill: 332 days in committee
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Sponsors (11)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2023-02-02 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2023-02-02 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-11-28 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2023-11-28 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (3)
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2023-11-28 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2023-10-30 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2023-02-02 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (8)
- Summary of Int. No. 904
- Int. No. 904
- February 2, 2023 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-2-23
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 2, 2023
- Committee Report 11/28/23
- Hearing Testimony 11/28/23
- Hearing Transcript 11/28/23
Full text
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 15-147 to read as follows:
� 15-147 De-escalation and self-defense training. The department shall develop de-escalation and self-defense training for employees of the department who provide emergency medical services. Such training shall be designed to address the unique characteristics and operations of emergency medical services, with a particular focus on violent situations in the context of patient care. Such training shall include, but need not be limited to, recognition and understanding of mental illness and distress, effective communication skills, conflict de-escalation techniques, and self-defense techniques. The department shall offer such training no less frequently than once per calendar year.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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