Assembly Bill A5481

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to certifying certain professionals as emergency service technicians to service rural areas

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A5481 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3002, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11133
2021-2022: A4297

2023-A5481 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows certain certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants or physicians to be able to be certified as an emergency service technician to service rural areas of the state.

2023-A5481 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5481
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to certifying certain
   professionals as emergency service technicians to service rural areas
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 3002 of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR  REGULATION  TO
 THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL, SHALL DEVELOP A CERTIFICATION PROCESS TO ALLOW
 FOR CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PHYSI-
 CIAN  ASSISTANTS OR PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE BEEN IN CONTINUOUS PRACTICE, WHO
 HAVE DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCE IN APPLICABLE  BEHAVIORAL  AND  PERFORMANCE
 OBJECTIVES, AND WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED COMPLETION OF APPROPRIATE CONTINU-
 ING EDUCATION, TO BECOME CERTIFIED AS AN EMERGENCY SERVICE TECHNICIAN OR
 EMERGENCY  SERVICE  PARAMEDIC  TO  PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN
 RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE. SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL BE BASED ON A  CERTI-
 FIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST, NURSE PRACTITIONER, PHYSICIAN ASSIST-
 ANT  OR  PHYSICIAN'S  CURRICULUM  VITAE,  EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATIONS.
 PRIORITY SHALL BE GIVEN  TO  CERTIFIED  REGISTERED  NURSE  ANESTHETISTS,
 NURSE  PRACTITIONERS,  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANTS OR PHYSICIANS WHO ARE INDE-
 PENDENTLY LICENSED AND HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO WRITE PRESCRIPTIONS  FOR  A
 PATIENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09199-01-3

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