MUÑOZ BILL TO ENSURE DELIVERY OF OXYGEN TO PATIENT HOMES DURING PUBLIC EMERGENCIES ADVANCES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – (RealEstateRama) — Legislation Assemblywoman Nancy F. Muñoz sponsors that requires pharmacies to have an emergency plan to delivery oxygen to patients’ homes during a public health emergency today received approval from the Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee.

“Anxiety is a constant companion for patients who have emphysema and other chronic pulmonary diseases. It’s very frightening to be unable to breathe without assistance,” said Muñoz (R-Union).
“People who require oxygen at home don’t need the added burden of worrying whether they will have access to it during a public emergency such as Superstorm Sandy when most of the state was virtually shut down. This measure ensures that providers have a plan to deliver life-sustaining oxygen when such a situation occurs.”

The bill (A-680) requires pharmacies and other providers to adopt an emergency action plan to deliver oxygen to a patient’s residence during a public health emergency.WASHINGTON, D.C. – (RealEstateRama) —