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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S483
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education 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
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2013-S483 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§6524-a & 6905-a, amd §6827, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S6180
2015-2016: S651
2017-2018: S650
2019-2020: S1537
2013-S483 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S483 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to continuing medical education for doctors, nurses and pharmacists PURPOSE: This bill requires that doctors, nurses, and pharmacists complete at least 3 hours of continuing education on opiate analgesics and psychotropic drugs each year. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 defines this bill as the Michael David Israel Physician Training Law. Section 2 adds a new section to the education law that requires that all physicians complete three hours of continuing education on the prescription of opiate analgesics and psychotropic drugs and the risks of addiction to such drugs. Section 2 also defines opiate analgesics and psychotropic drugs. Section 3 adds a new section to the education law that requires that all nurses complete three hours of continuing education on the prescription of opiate analgesics and psychotropic drugs and the risks of addiction to such drugs. Section 3 also defines opiate
2013-S483 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 483 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to continuing medical education for doctors, nurses and pharmacists THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michael David Israel physician training law". S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6524-a to read as follows: S 6524-A. MANDATORY CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION. 1. ALL PHYSICIANS, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR LICENSE IN GOOD STANDING, MUST COMPLETE THREE HOURS OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ON THE PRESCRIPTION OF OPIATE ANALGESICS AND PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS AND THE RISKS OF ADDICTION IN THEIR ADMINISTRATION. THE CLASSES SHALL BE TAUGHT AND ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS SET BY THE COMMIS- SIONER AND SHALL FOCUS ON THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND MITIGATION OF SUCH ADDICTIONS. 2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: A. "OPIATE ANALGESICS" SHALL MEAN THE MEDICINES BUPRENORPHINE, BUTOR- PHANOL, CODEINE, HYDROCODONE, HYDROMORPHONE, LEVORPHANOL, MEPERIDINE, METHADONE, MORPHINE, NALBUPHINE, OXYCODONE, OXYMORPHONE, PENTAZOCINE AND PROPOXYPHENE AS WELL AS THEIR BRAND NAMES, ISOMERS AND COMBINATIONS. B. "PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS" SHALL MEAN ANY DRUG OR MEDICINE THAT AFFECTS MENTAL ACTIVITY, BEHAVIOR OR PERCEPTION INCLUDING ANTI-PSYCHOTICS, ANTI- DEPRESSANTS, ANTI-ANXIETY DRUGS OR ANXIOLYTICS AND HYPNOTICS. S 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6905-a to read as follows: S 6905-A. MANDATORY CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION. 1. ALL PHYSICIANS, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR LICENSE IN GOOD STANDING, MUST COMPLETE THREE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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