Assembly Bill A2944

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires hospitals which offer medical residency training to provide certain obstetric-gynecology training

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A2944 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2801-h, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2715
2013-2014: A3903
2015-2016: A3693
2017-2018: A3957
2019-2020: A1152
2021-2022: A8321
2023-2024: A1917

2011-A2944 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that hospitals which offer medical residency training in obstetrics, gynecology, internal medicine, women's health and osteopathy shall provide training which follows the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association special requirements for obstetrics-gynecology; provides for experience with induced abortions and complications thereto except where residency program has a religious, moral or legal restriction which prohibits residents from performing abortions within the institution.

2011-A2944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2944

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK, CLARK, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. DINOWITZ, PAULIN, PHEFFER --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Health

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to medical residency
  training

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
2801-h to read as follows:
  S 2801-H. MEDICAL RESIDENT TRAINING; CERTAIN REQUIRED  TRAINING.    1.
ANY HOSPITAL WHICH RECEIVES ANY REIMBURSEMENT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS ARTICLE AND WHICH OFFERS ALLOPATHIC OR OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL RESI-
DENT  TRAINING  IN  OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE OR WOMEN'S
HEALTH SHALL PROVIDE TRAINING THAT FOLLOWS THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL  ON
GRADUATE  MEDICAL  EDUCATION  OR  THE  AMERICAN  OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION
SPECIAL  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  OBSTETRICS-GYNECOLOGY.  THE  PROGRAM   SHALL
PROVIDE  A  STRUCTURED  DIDACTIC AND CLINICAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE IN ALL
METHODS OF FAMILY PLANNING.  TOPICS SHALL INCLUDE ALL REVERSIBLE METHODS
OF CONTRACEPTION, INCLUDING NATURAL METHODS, AS WELL  AS  STERILIZATION.
THE  PROGRAM  SHALL INCLUDE EXPERIENCE IN MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS AS
WELL AS TRAINING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE PROCEDURES. SUCH  EDUCATION
CAN  BE  PROVIDED  OUTSIDE  THE INSTITUTION, IN AN APPROPRIATE FACILITY,
UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF APPROPRIATELY TRAINED FACULTY.
  2. EXPERIENCE WITH INDUCED ABORTION SHALL BE PART OF RESIDENCY  TRAIN-
ING,  EXCEPT  FOR  RESIDENTS  WITH  MORAL  OR RELIGIOUS OBJECTIONS. SUCH
EDUCATION CAN BE  PROVIDED  OUTSIDE  THE  INSTITUTION.  EXPERIENCE  WITH
MANAGEMENT  OF  COMPLICATIONS OF ABORTION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ALL RESI-
DENTS.  IF  A  RESIDENCY  PROGRAM  HAS  A  RELIGIOUS,  MORAL  OR   LEGAL
RESTRICTION  WHICH  PROHIBITS  THE  RESIDENTS  FROM PERFORMING ABORTIONS
WITHIN THE INSTITUTION, THE PROGRAM  SHALL  INSURE  THAT  THE  RESIDENTS
RECEIVE  A  SATISFACTORY  EDUCATION  AND EXPERIENCE MANAGING THE COMPLI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05949-01-1

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