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Jun 11, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A8843
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CRESPO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Adriano Espaillat
2009-A8843 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3129
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §6505-d, Ed L; amd §§2805-k & 206, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A1434, A5761, S118
2013-2014: A2471, S793
2015-2016: A6679, S116
2017-2018: S4931
2009-A8843 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; requires biennial training in the non-discriminatory provision of medical services for physicians, physician assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, registered and licensed practical nurses, podiatrists, and optometrists; authorizes the department of education to develop the training in consultation with the department of health and other experts; provides for documentation and exemption from the requirements
2009-A8843 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8843 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation to requiring cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals; to amend the public health law, in relation to a public health education program; and making an appropriation therefor PURPOSE: To require cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements: public education program and an appropriation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Every physician, physician assistant, dentist, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, podiatrist, optometrist and dental hygienist practicing in the state shall, on or before July first, two thousand seven and every two years thereafter, complete course work or training appropriate to the professional's practice approved by the department regarding cultural awareness and competence in the nondiscriminatory provision of medical services Each professional shall document to the department at the time of registration to inform of completion of course work A hospital or facility shall not grant or renew professional privi- leges or association to a physician, dentist, or podiatrist who has not completed such course work.
2009-A8843 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8843 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 11, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation to requiring cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals; to amend the public health law, in relation to a public health education program; and making an appropriation there- for THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6505-d to read as follows: S 6505-D. COURSE WORK OR TRAINING IN CULTURAL AWARENESS AND COMPE- TENCE. 1. EVERY PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, DENTIST, REGISTERED NURSE, LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE, PODIATRIST, OPTOMETRIST AND DENTAL HYGIENIST PRACTICING IN THE STATE SHALL, ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE AND EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER, COMPLETE COURSE WORK OR TRAINING APPROPRIATE TO THE PROFESSIONAL'S PRACTICE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT REGARDING CULTURAL AWARENESS AND COMPETENCE IN THE NON-DIS- CRIMINATORY PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATORY STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALSO CONSULT WITH ORGANIZA- TIONS REPRESENTATIVE OF PROFESSIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND THOSE WITH EXPER- TISE IN CULTURAL AWARENESS AND COMPETENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE REGULATORY STANDARDS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. 2. EACH SUCH PROFESSIONAL SHALL DOCUMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION COMMENCING WITH THE FIRST REGISTRATION AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE THAT THE PROFESSIONAL HAS COMPLETED COURSE WORK OR TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A PROFESSIONAL SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (F) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE-K OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO SO DOCUMENT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04830-01-9
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