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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 14, 2012
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Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Glick) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  demon-
  stration  program of physician assistant training in underserved areas
  by students of foreign institutions, and providing for the  repeal  of
  such provisions upon expiration thereof

  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 6545-a
to read as follows:
  S 6545-A. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM OF  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT  TRAINING  IN
UNDERSERVED  AREAS  BY  STUDENTS OF FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS. 1. THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL CLASSIFY AS AN APPROVED PROGRAM FOR THE TRAINING OF  PHYSI-
CIAN  ASSISTANTS A PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES SUPERVISED CLINICAL TRAINING IN
AN UNDERSERVED AREA, AS DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF  SECTION  NINE
HUNDRED ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, AND CLASSROOM WORK PERFORMED AT AN
INSTITUTION  LOCATED  OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HAS BEEN ACCRED-
ITED IN A MANNER ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDED THAT SUCH  CLIN-
ICAL TRAINING AND CLASSROOM WORK SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH E
OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS CHAP-
TER.
  2.  THE  PURPOSE  OF APPROVING PROGRAMS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IS TO
INCREASE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE IN UNDERSERVED AREAS.
  S 2. The commissioner of education shall, within 180  days  after  the
effective  date  of  this  act, establish a process by which a classroom
work and clinical training program offered by  any  institution  located
outside  of  the  United  States  for  the purpose of training physician
assistants pursuant to section 6541 of the education law may be approved
for such purpose.
  S 3. The commissioner of education shall, within 180  days  after  the
effective date of this act, approve of an examination required of appli-
cants  for  registration as a physician assistant, as defined by section
6540 of the education law, who have completed the  approved  program  as
described  in  section  one  of this act, provided that such examination

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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shall adequately assess entry level skills for the profession of  physi-
cian assistant as determined by the department.
  S  4. The commissioner of education during any twelve month period may
approve for registration as a physician assistant, as defined by section
6540 of the education law, up to two hundred  fifty  persons  that  have
completed  an  approved  program as described in section one of this act
and have satisfied all other requirements of subdivision one of  section
6541 of the education law.
  S  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed five years after such date.