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Certified persons have NO authority or responsibility to respond independently. In NY there is no duty to act as an individual citizen, regardless of certification or licensure. Individuals may respond only as a part of an authorized agency’s response system and within an EMS system.

 

Source: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/ems/pdf/98-05.pdf 

Right from their website.  Granted the document is 12 years old and it may have changed, but I put the onus on you to find a newer document that says they are obligated to act.



Unicorns ARE real - They are just fat, grey and called Rhinos