Senate Bill S6652

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides a premium reduction for physicians and licensed midwives who complete a risk management strategies course

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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-S6652 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2506-a, Pub Health L; amd §2343, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5153
2013-2014: S1674
2015-2016: S4488
2017-2018: S3705
2019-2020: S3158
2021-2022: S3010

2023-S6652 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a premium reduction for physicians and licensed midwives who complete a risk management strategies course in obstetrics or midwifery.

2023-S6652 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6652 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6652
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, CLEARE, KRUEGER, MANNION, MYRIE -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation
   to  premium  reduction for obstetric practitioners who complete a risk
   management strategies course

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2506-a to read as follows:
   § 2506-A. RISK  MANAGEMENT  STRATEGIES  IN  OBSTETRICS  AND  MIDWIFERY
 COURSES.  1.  IN  ORDER TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY, BIRTH OUTCOMES AND TO
 PROMOTE INFORMED CONSULTATION BY  PATIENTS  WITH  THEIR  PHYSICIANS  AND
 LICENSED MIDWIVES DURING THE PRENATAL THROUGH INTRAPARTUM AND POSTPARTUM
 PERIODS,  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL APPROVE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES
 FOR ELIGIBLE PHYSICIANS AND LICENSED MIDWIVES AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION
 FOUR OF THIS SECTION THAT COVERS RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES  IN  OBSTET-
 RICS AND MIDWIFERY AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. SUCH
 RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES COURSES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUCH STANDARDS AS
 THE  COMMISSIONER MAY PRESCRIBE BY REGULATION. IN PRESCRIBING SUCH REGU-
 LATIONS, THE COMMISSIONER MAY CONSULT  WITH  THE  AMERICAN  CONGRESS  OF
 OBSTETRICIANS  AND GYNECOLOGISTS, NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED
 MIDWIVES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. AN ELIGIBLE  PHYSICIAN  OR
 LICENSED MIDWIFE WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES SUCH RISK MANAGEMENT STRATE-
 GIES  COURSE  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION SHALL RECEIVE CONTINUING MEDICAL
 EDUCATION CREDIT AND A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.
   2.  COURSES ON RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES DURING THE PRENATAL  THROUGH
 INTRAPARTUM AND POSTPARTUM PERIODS SHALL PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL
 GUIDELINES  AND  PATIENT  SAFETY  PROTOCOLS  FROM BOTH THE MIDWIFERY AND
 OBSTETRICAL PERSPECTIVES. OPTIONS FOR COURSES SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE  FOR
 THE  RESPECTIVE  PROFESSION  AND  MAY  INCLUDE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06621-01-3
              

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