Senate Bill S765

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to certificates of qualification for clinical laboratories and blood banks

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S765 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1468
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§573 & 225, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.8966-A & A.9235-A)

2025-S765 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies provisions relating to certificates of qualification for clinical laboratories and blood banks.

2025-S765 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S765 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    765
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  certificates  of
   qualification for clinical laboratories and blood banks

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 573 of the public health  law,  as
 amended  by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the public health law
 relating to certificates of qualification for clinical laboratories  and
 blood  banks,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 8966-A and A.
 9235-A, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The department shall issue a certificate of  qualification  to  any
 person who meets [prescribed] minimum qualifications [under], PRESCRIBED
 BY  THE DEPARTMENT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH federal regulations, including
 board certification as required, and who otherwise demonstrates  to  the
 department  that such person possesses the character, competence, train-
 ing and ability to administer  properly  the  technical  and  scientific
 operation  of a clinical laboratory or blood bank, including supervision
 of procedures and reporting of findings of tests.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5  of  section  225  of  the  public
 health law, as amended by chapter 571 of the laws of 1976, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (b)  prescribe  the  qualifications  of public health personnel of the
 department, directors of divisions,  regional  health  directors,  state
 district  health  officers,  local  health officers; [directors or other
 persons in charge of laboratories;] county and city  health  commission-
 ers,  deputy  and  assistant county or city health commissioners; public
 health administrators; county health directors and deputy and  assistant
 county  health  directors;  directors  of  county physically handicapped
 children's  programs;  directors  of  medical  care  (local   assistance
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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