2023 New York Laws › VAT - Vehicle and Traffic › Title 1 - Words and Phrases Defined › Article 1 - Words and Phrases Defined. › 117-E - Human Organ Delivery Vehicle.

§  117-e.  Human organ delivery vehicle. 1. Any vehicle which is owned
  and operated by a certified organ procurement organization for the  sole
  purpose  of  transporting  human organs and/or medical personnel for the
  purpose of  organ  recovery  or  transplantation  while  engaged  in  an
  emergency  operation.  For  the purpose of this chapter, the term "organ
  procurement organization" shall mean an organ  procurement  organization
  as  defined  in subdivision five of section forty-three hundred sixty of
  the  public  health  law  which  is  certified  as  a  qualified   organ
  procurement  organization  by  the  federal  centers  for  medicare  and
  medicaid services pursuant to section 273(b) of title 42 of  the  United
  States  code  and  section  486.303  of  title 42 of the code of federal
  regulations.
2. No human organ delivery vehicle shall be operated as an  authorized
  emergency   vehicle   unless:   (a)   the  certified  organ  procurement
  organization which owns and operates such vehicle is in compliance  with
  article forty-three-B of the public health law and rules and regulations
  promulgated  thereunder; (b) such vehicle is used solely for the purpose
  of transporting human organs and/or medical personnel for the purpose of
  organ  recovery  or  transplantation  while  engaged  in  an   emergency
  operation;  (c)  such  vehicle is designated and clearly identified as a
  human organ delivery vehicle, and, prior to its  operation  as  a  human
  organ  delivery  vehicle  the  certified  organ procurement organization
  which owns and operates such vehicle has received written  authorization
  from  the  commissioner of health for the operation of such vehicle as a
  human organ delivery vehicle; (d) such vehicle is operated in compliance
  with this chapter and  with  regulations  promulgated  pursuant  thereto
  including  subdivision three of this section; and (e) the driver of such
  vehicle has undergone training for the operation of authorized emergency
  vehicles during emergency operations as approved pursuant to subdivision
  three of this section, and a defensive driving course. The  commissioner
  of  health may revoke or suspend a written authorization issued pursuant
  to paragraph (c) of this subdivision on proof  that  a  certified  organ
  procurement  organization  has  failed  to comply with the provisions of
  this section or any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant  thereto.
  Provided,  however,  that  any  such revocations or suspensions shall be
  subject to the same requirements for revocations, suspensions, hearings,
  notice and review as set forth in subdivision two of section forty-three
  hundred sixty-six of the public health law.
3. The commissioner of health, in consultation with the  commissioner,
  shall promulgate regulations to establish standards for the operation of
  human  organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles pursuant
  to this chapter. Such regulations shall, at  a  minimum:  (a)  establish
  standards for the issuance of written authorization for the operation of
  such  vehicles; (b) establish standards for human organ delivery vehicle
  operations,  vehicles  and  equipment  including  compliance  with  this
  chapter,  and  the  training of human organ delivery vehicle drivers for
  the safe operation of such vehicles during an emergency  operation;  (c)
  require  certified  organ  procurement  organizations  to  establish and
  enforce written policies concerning minimum qualifications and  physical
  requirements  for  human  organ  delivery  vehicle  drivers  and for the
  equipping and maintenance of such vehicles; and (d) include  such  other
  standards  or  requirements  as  the  commissioner  of  health  and  the
  commissioner deem necessary for the safety and well being of the  people
  of the state.