Senate Bill S9576

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes registered medical assistants

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education 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-S9576 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9802
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 131-D §§6549-aa - 6549-ee, amd §6908, Ed L

2023-S9576 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes registered medical assistants; outlines what such persons can do with such title.

2023-S9576 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9576 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9576
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  establishing  regis-
   tered medical assistants
 
   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 article  131-D
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 131-D
                            MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
 SECTION 6549-AA. DEFINITIONS.
         6549-BB. REGISTRATION.
         6549-CC. PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL ASSISTANT SERVICES.
         6549-DD. CONSTRUCTION.
         6549-EE. REGULATIONS.
   § 6549-AA. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1.  "MEDICAL  ASSISTANT"  MEANS A PERSON WHO IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO
 THIS ARTICLE AS A MEDICAL ASSISTANT.
   2. "HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER" MEANS A PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT,
 NURSE  PRACTITIONER, PODIATRIST, OR MIDWIFE LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS TITLE.
   3. "BASIC ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL TASKS" MEANS THOSE  NON-CLINICAL
 SERVICES RELATED TO MEDICAL OFFICE OPERATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO: UPDATING AND FILING PATIENT RECORDS AND INSURANCE FORMS; BILLING AND
 CODING;  COMPLETING  HOSPITAL  ADMISSIONS FORMS; AND ASSIGNING REFERRALS
 AND LABORATORY SERVICES.
   4. "ADVANCED CLINICAL TASKS" MEANS PREPARING AND ADMINISTERING  VACCI-
 NATIONS OR IMMUNIZATIONS.
   5.  "APPROVED PROGRAM" MEANS A POST-SECONDARY MEDICAL ASSISTING EDUCA-
 TION PROGRAM THAT IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION  ON  ACCREDITATION  OF
 ALLIED  HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OR
 ITS SUCCESSOR, THE ACCREDITING BUREAU OF HEALTH EDUCATION SCHOOLS OR ITS
 SUCCESSOR, OR ANOTHER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR THE EDUCATION  OF  MEDICAL
 ASSISTANTS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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