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Assembly Bill A7167
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MILLER J
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
Teresa Sayward
Fred Thiele
Marcus Molinaro
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Daniel Burling
Marc Butler
James Conte
2011-A7167 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง6505-b, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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A5988
2011-A7167 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires course work and training in tick-borne diseases by every physician, nurse, lab technologist and pharmacist; requires documentation at time of registration; requires such course work and/or training be completed on or before July 1, 2012 and every four years thereafter.
2011-A7167 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7167 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. J. MILLER, SAYWARD, THIELE, MOLINARO -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BURLING, BUTLER, CONTE, CROUCH, DUPREY, FINCH, HAWLEY, KOLB, V. LOPEZ, OAKS, RAIA, REILICH, SPANO, TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring course work and training in tick-borne diseases THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 6505-b of the education law, as amended by chapter 477 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: S 6505-b. Course work or training in infection control practices. 1. Every dentist, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, podiatrist, optometrist and dental hygienist practicing in the state shall, on or before July first, nineteen hundred ninety-four and every four years thereafter, complete course work or training appropriate to the profes- sional's practice approved by the department regarding infection control and barrier precautions, including engineering and work practice controls, in accordance with regulatory standards promulgated by the department, in consultation with the department of health, which shall be consistent, as far as appropriate, with such standards adopted by the department of health pursuant to section two hundred thirty-nine of the public health law to prevent the transmission of HIV, HBV or HCV in the course of professional practice. Each such professional shall document to the department at the time of registration commencing with the first registration after July first, nineteen hundred ninety-four 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. The department shall provide an exemption from this require- ment to anyone who requests such an exemption and who (i) clearly demon- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08172-01-1
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