Senate Bill S9038A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Modifies physician assistant standards in the state of New York

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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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2023-S9038 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8378
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6542 & 6810, Ed L; amd §3702, Pub Health L

2023-S9038 - Summary

Relates to amending physician assistant practice standards; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof.

2023-S9038 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9038 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9038
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
   to amending physician assistant practice standards
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 6542 of the education law, as amended by chapter 48
 of  the  laws  of  2012, subdivisions 3 and 5 as amended by section 1 of
 part T of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6542. Performance of medical services. 1. Notwithstanding any  other
 provision  of  law,  a physician assistant may perform medical services,
 but only when under the supervision of a physician and  only  when  such
 acts  and  duties  as are assigned to him or her are within the scope of
 practice of such supervising physician  UNLESS  OTHERWISE  PERMITTED  BY
 THIS SECTION.
   2.  [Supervision  shall  be  continuous  but shall not be construed as
 necessarily requiring the physical presence of the supervising physician
 at the time and place where such services  are  performed]  A  PHYSICIAN
 ASSISTANT  MAY PRACTICE WITHOUT THE SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN UNDER THE
 FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:
   (A) WHERE THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, LICENSED UNDER  SECTION  SIXTY-FIVE
 HUNDRED  FORTY-ONE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  HAS PRACTICED FOR MORE THAN EIGHT
 THOUSAND HOURS; AND
   (I) IS PRACTICING IN PRIMARY CARE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
 "PRIMARY CARE" SHALL MEAN NON-SURGICAL CARE IN  THE  FIELDS  OF  GENERAL
 PEDIATRICS,  GENERAL ADULT MEDICINE, GENERAL GERIATRIC MEDICINE, GENERAL
 INTERNAL MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, FAMILY MEDICINE,  OR  SUCH
 OTHER RELATED AREAS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH; OR
   (II)  IS  EMPLOYED  BY  A  HEALTH SYSTEM OR HOSPITAL ESTABLISHED UNDER
 ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, AND THE HEALTH SYSTEM  OR
 HOSPITAL  DETERMINES THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS OF
 THE MEDICAL STAFF BYLAWS AND THE HEALTH SYSTEM  OR  HOSPITAL  GIVES  THE
 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRIVILEGES; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13627-01-3
              

2023-S9038A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8378
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6542 & 6810, Ed L; amd §3702, Pub Health L

2023-S9038A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to amending physician assistant practice standards; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof.

2023-S9038A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9038A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9038--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
   to amending physician assistant practice standards; and providing  for
   the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6542 of the education law, as amended by chapter 48
 of the laws of 2012, subdivisions 3 and 5 as amended  by  section  1  of
 part T of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   §  6542. Performance of medical services. 1. Notwithstanding any other
 provision of law, a physician assistant may  perform  medical  services,
 but  only  when  under the supervision of a physician and only when such
 acts and duties as are assigned to [him or her] SUCH PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
 are within the scope of practice of such supervising physician.
   2. Supervision shall be continuous  but  shall  not  be  construed  as
 necessarily requiring the physical presence of the supervising physician
 at the time and place where such services are performed.
   3.  No physician shall employ or supervise more than [four] SIX physi-
 cian assistants in [his or her] SUCH PHYSICIAN'S private practice AT ONE
 TIME.
   4. Nothing in this article shall prohibit a  hospital  from  employing
 physician assistants, provided THAT they work under the supervision of a
 physician  designated  by the hospital and not beyond the scope of prac-
 tice of such physician. The numerical limitation of subdivision three of
 this section shall not apply to services performed in a hospital.
   5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, nothing  shall
 prohibit a physician employed by or rendering services to the department
 of corrections and community supervision under contract from supervising
 no  more  than  [six]  EIGHT  physician  assistants in [his or her] SUCH
 PHYSICIAN'S practice for the department  of  corrections  and  community
 supervision AT ONE TIME.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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