Int. No. 643
By Council Member Eugene
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the placement of automated, self-administered blood pressure testing machines at certain public places
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-199.6 to read as follows:
? 17-199.6 Blood pressure machines in public places. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Blood pressure. The term "blood pressure" means the force of blood against the inner walls of an individual's blood vessels.
Blood pressure machine. The term "blood pressure machine" means any unsupervised, automated machine that provides for self-administered testing and measurement of an individual's blood pressure and expresses that measurement as two numbers indicating a systolic pressure over a diastolic pressure, as such terms are commonly used in the medical profession.
Public place. The term "public place" means the publicly accessible areas of the following places to which the public is invited or permitted: (i) public buildings maintained by the division of facilities management and construction of the department of citywide administrative services or any successor; (ii) parks under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation identified pursuant to subdivision e of this section; and (iii) senior centers, which include facilities operated by the city or operated by an entity that has contracted with the city to provide services to senior citizens on a regular basis, such as meals and other on-site activities.
b. Blood pressure machines required. Except as provided in subdivision f of this section, the city shall make available in public places one or more blood pressure machines in quantities and locations de...
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