Assembly Bill A7410

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the specification of health professional's credentials in advertisements

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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-A7410 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง6509 & 6530, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A8410

2013-A7410 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the specification of health professional's credentials in advertisements for such health professional's services.

2013-A7410 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7410

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the identification of
  health professional credentials in advertisements

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

  Section  1.  Section  6509 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
  (15) FAILURE TO SPECIFY, IN ADVERTISEMENTS INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF THE
AVAILABILITY OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL  SERVICES,  THE  TITLE  AND  TYPE  OF
LICENSE,  REGISTRATION  OR  CERTIFICATE  CONFERRED  TO  SUCH HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONAL PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER. FOR  THE  PURPOSES
OF   THIS   SECTION,  "ADVERTISEMENT"  INCLUDES  BILLBOARDS,  BROCHURES,
PAMPHLETS, RADIO AND TELEVISION SCRIPTS, ELECTRONIC MEDIA, PRINTED TELE-
PHONE DIRECTORIES, TELEPHONE AND DIRECT MAIL SOLICITATIONS AND ANY OTHER
MEANS OF PROMOTION INTENDED TO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY INDUCE ANY  PERSON
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.
  S  2.  Subparagraphs (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 27
of section 6530 of the education law, as added by  chapter  606  of  the
laws of 1991, are amended and a new subparagraph (viii) is added to read
as follows:
  (vi) makes claims of professional superiority which cannot be substan-
tiated by the licensee, who shall have the burden of proof; [or]
  (vii)  offers bonuses or inducements in any form other than a discount
or reduction in an established fee or price for a  professional  service
or product[.]; OR
  (VIII)  HOLDS  ONESELF OUT TO THE PUBLIC IN ANY MANNER AS BEING CERTI-
FIED BY A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE BOARD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A  MULTI-
DISCIPLINARY  BOARD  OR  "BOARD  CERTIFIED," UNLESS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
CRITERIA ARE SATISFIED:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06615-03-3

              

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