Assembly Bill A6724B

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Includes optometrists within provisions relating to clinical laboratories

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

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2013-A6724 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5539
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§571 & 579, Pub Health L

2013-A6724 - Summary

Includes optometrists within provisions relating to clinical laboratories.

2013-A6724 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6724

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GOTTFRIED, JACOBS, PAULIN, CYMBROWITZ -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to conducting certain
  clinical laboratory tests

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 6 of section 571 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 204 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  6. "Qualified health care professional" means  a  physician,  dentist,
podiatrist,  OPTOMETRIST,  physician  assistant,  specialist  assistant,
nurse practitioner, or midwife, who is licensed and registered with  the
state education department.
  S  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 579 of the public health law, as sepa-
rately amended by chapters 397 and 440 of the laws of 2004,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  1.  This  title  is  applicable to all clinical laboratories and blood
banks operating within the state, except clinical laboratories and blood
banks operated by the federal government and clinical laboratories oper-
ated by a licensed physician, osteopath, dentist, midwife, nurse practi-
tioner, OPTOMETRIST or  podiatrist  who  performs  laboratory  tests  or
procedures,  personally  or  through  his or her employees, solely as an
adjunct to the treatment of his or  her  own  patients;  to  the  extent
authorized  by  federal  and state law, including the education law, and
consistent with any applicable written practice agreement.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10148-01-3

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A6724A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5539
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§571 & 579, Pub Health L

2013-A6724A - Summary

Includes optometrists within provisions relating to clinical laboratories.

2013-A6724A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6724--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, JACOBS, PAULIN, CYMBROWITZ, STIRPE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to conducting certain
  clinical laboratory tests

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 571 of the public health  law,  as
added by chapter 204 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  6.  "Qualified  health  care professional" means a physician, dentist,
podiatrist, OPTOMETRIST PERFORMING A CLINICAL LABORATORY TEST THAT  DOES
NOT  USE  AN INVASIVE MODALITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION SEVENTY-ONE HUNDRED
ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW,  physician  assistant,  specialist  assistant,
nurse  practitioner, or midwife, who is licensed and registered with the
state education department.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 579 of the public health law,  as  sepa-
rately  amended  by chapters 397 and 440 of the laws of 2004, is amended
to read as follows:
  1. This title is applicable to all  clinical  laboratories  and  blood
banks operating within the state, except clinical laboratories and blood
banks operated by the federal government and clinical laboratories oper-
ated by a licensed physician, osteopath, dentist, midwife, nurse practi-
tioner,  OPTOMETRIST PERFORMING A CLINICAL LABORATORY TEST THAT DOES NOT
USE AN INVASIVE MODALITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION SEVENTY-ONE  HUNDRED  ONE
OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW,  or podiatrist who performs laboratory tests or
procedures, personally or through his or her  employees,  solely  as  an
adjunct  to  the  treatment  of  his  or her own patients; to the extent
authorized by federal and state law, including the  education  law,  and
consistent with any applicable written practice agreement.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A6724B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5539
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§571 & 579, Pub Health L

2013-A6724B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes optometrists within provisions relating to clinical laboratories.

2013-A6724B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6724--B
                                                        Cal. No. 485

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, JACOBS, PAULIN, CYMBROWITZ, STIRPE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee -- reported from committee, advanced
  to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
  on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to conducting certain
  clinical laboratory tests

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 571 of the public health  law,  as
added by chapter 204 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  6.  "Qualified  health  care professional" means a physician, dentist,
podiatrist, OPTOMETRIST PERFORMING A CLINICAL LABORATORY TEST THAT  DOES
NOT  USE  AN INVASIVE MODALITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION SEVENTY-ONE HUNDRED
ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW,  physician  assistant,  specialist  assistant,
nurse  practitioner, or midwife, who is licensed and registered with the
state education department.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 579 of the public health law,  as  sepa-
rately  amended  by chapters 397 and 440 of the laws of 2004, is amended
to read as follows:
  1. This title is applicable to all  clinical  laboratories  and  blood
banks operating within the state, except clinical laboratories and blood
banks operated by the federal government and clinical laboratories oper-
ated by a licensed physician, osteopath, dentist, midwife, nurse practi-
tioner,  OPTOMETRIST PERFORMING A CLINICAL LABORATORY TEST THAT DOES NOT
USE AN INVASIVE MODALITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION SEVENTY-ONE  HUNDRED  ONE
OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW  or  podiatrist who performs laboratory tests or
procedures, personally or through his or her  employees,  solely  as  an
adjunct  to  the  treatment  of  his  or her own patients; to the extent
authorized by federal and state law, including the  education  law,  and
consistent with any applicable written practice agreement.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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