Assembly Bill A4060

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires mandatory continuing education for nurses

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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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2015-A4060 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง6912, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9910
2013-2014: A1281
2017-2018: A3654
2019-2020: A417
2021-2022: A3961
2023-2024: A1093

2015-A4060 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires 45 hours of mandatory continuing education in a three year period for registered professional nurses; permits exemptions for illness, military duty and nurses who are not engaged in the practice.

2015-A4060 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4060

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, CAHILL, JAFFEE, LAVINE, DINOW-
  ITZ,  GUNTHER,  ABINANTI,  GALEF,  MAGNARELLI,  SCARBOROUGH, ROBINSON,
  WEPRIN, SKARTADOS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  LUPARDO,  PERRY,
  THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to mandatory continuing
  education for nurses

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

  Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 6912
to read as follows:
  S 6912. MANDATORY CONTINUING  EDUCATION  FOR  REGISTERED  PROFESSIONAL
NURSES.  1.  (A)  EACH  LICENSED  REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE REQUIRED
UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO REGISTER TRIENNIALLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO  PRAC-
TICE IN THE STATE SHALL COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS OF THE MANDATORY CONTINU-
ING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. NURS-
ES  WHO  DO  NOT SATISFY THE MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
SHALL NOT PRACTICE UNTIL THEY HAVE MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS, AND HAVE  BEEN
ISSUED  A  REGISTRATION  CERTIFICATE,  EXCEPT  THAT A NURSE MAY PRACTICE
WITHOUT HAVING MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS IF HE OR SHE  IS  ISSUED  A  CONDI-
TIONAL  REGISTRATION  CERTIFICATE  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS
SECTION.
  (B) REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE  MANDATORY
CONTINUING  EDUCATION  REQUIREMENT FOR THE TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION PERIOD
DURING WHICH THEY ARE FIRST LICENSED. IN ACCORD WITH THE INTENT OF  THIS
SECTION,  ADJUSTMENT  TO  THE MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
MAY BE GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR REASONS OF HEALTH CERTIFIED  BY  AN
APPROPRIATE  HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, FOR EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE
ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, OR FOR OTHER GOOD CAUSE ACCEPTABLE TO
THE DEPARTMENT WHICH MAY PREVENT COMPLIANCE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00328-01-5

              

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