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Mar 03, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S4931
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
2017-S4931 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Appropriations
- Laws Affected:
- Add §6505-d, Ed L; amd §§2805-k & 206, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S3129
2011-2012: S118
2013-2014: S793
2015-2016: S116
2017-S4931 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; requires biennial training in the non-discriminatory provision of medical services for physicians, physician assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, registered and licensed practical nurses, podiatrists, and optometrists; authorizes the department of education to develop the training in consultation with the department of health and other experts; provides for documentation and exemption from the requirements
2017-S4931 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4931 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation to requiring cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals; to amend the public health law, in relation to a public health education program; and making an appropriation therefor PURPOSE : To require cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; creates a public education program; provides for an appropriation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends the education law by adding a new section 6505-d. Requires every physician, physician assistant, dentist, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, podiatrist, optometrist and dental hygienist practicing in the state to complete on or before July first, 2017 and every two years thereafter, course work or training appropriate to the professional's practice approved by the department regarding cultural awareness and competence in the nondiscriminatory provision of medical services. Requires each medical professional to
2017-S4931 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4931 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 3, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation to requiring cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals; to amend the public health law, in relation to a public health education program; and making an appropriation there- for 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 6505-d to read as follows: § 6505-D. COURSE WORK OR TRAINING IN CULTURAL AWARENESS AND COMPE- TENCE. 1. EVERY PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, DENTIST, REGISTERED NURSE, LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE, PODIATRIST, OPTOMETRIST AND DENTAL HYGIENIST PRACTICING IN THE STATE SHALL, ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN AND EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER, COMPLETE COURSE WORK OR TRAINING APPROPRIATE TO THE PROFESSIONAL'S PRACTICE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT REGARDING CULTURAL AWARENESS AND COMPETENCE IN THE NON-DIS- CRIMINATORY PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATORY STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALSO CONSULT WITH ORGANIZA- TIONS REPRESENTATIVE OF PROFESSIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND THOSE WITH EXPER- TISE IN CULTURAL AWARENESS AND COMPETENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE REGULATORY STANDARDS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. 2. EACH SUCH PROFESSIONAL SHALL DOCUMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION COMMENCING WITH THE FIRST REGISTRATION AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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