A6030-2011 Actions

• Jul 11, 2011: enacting clause stricken
• May 23, 2011: print number 6030b
• May 23, 2011: amend and recommit to higher education
• Mar 15, 2011: print number 6030a
• Mar 15, 2011: amend and recommit to higher education
• Mar 4, 2011: referred to higher education

A6030-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         6030
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 March 4, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BING, GALEF, TITUS, GUNTHER, CLARK, LUPARDO,
 MAGNARELLI, RAMOS, SPANO, CASTRO, BARRON, LAVINE, LINARES,  ZEBROWSKI,
 BOYLAND,  WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, CYMBROWITZ,
 FARRELL, HOOPER,  LATIMER,  V. LOPEZ,  MAYERSOHN,  McENENY,  McKEVITT,
 J. MILLER,  M. MILLER,  PAULIN, TITONE, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the employment  of
 persons  to  function  as  central sterile supply personnel in certain
 healthcare facilities
 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 article
 49-A to read as follows:

 ARTICLE 49-A
 CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY PERSONNEL
 SECTION 4920. CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY PERSONNEL.
 

S 4920.  CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY PERSONNEL.  1.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERMS:

 (A)  "CENTRAL  STERILE  SUPPLY  PERSONNEL"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PERSON WHO
 PROVIDES THE SERVICES OF DECONTAMINATION, PREPARATION, PACKAGING, STERI
 LIZATION, AND STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF REUSABLE MEDICAL  INSTRUMENTA
 TION OR DEVICES IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES.
 (B) "HEALTHCARE FACILITY" SHALL MEAN A HOSPITAL AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVI
 SION ONE OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER OR AN AMBU
 LATORY SURGICAL CENTER ISSUED AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO ARTI
 CLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
 2.  CERTIFICATION.  CENTRAL  STERILE  SUPPLY PERSONNEL IN A HEALTHCARE
 FACILITY SHALL BE CERTIFIED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF  HEALTH
 CARE  CENTRAL  SERVICE  MATERIALS  MANAGEMENT  (IAHCSMM)  OR  THE  CBSPD
 NATIONAL CERTIFICATION EXAM; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  CENTRAL  STERILE
 SUPPLY  PERSONNEL  SHALL  BE CERTIFIED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT BY
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09343-01-1
 
       A. 6030                             2
 JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN,  AND  MAY  NOT  CONTINUE  TO  BE
 EMPLOYED  BEYOND THAT PERIOD WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE IS
 CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
 3.  CONTINUING EDUCATION. (A) CERTIFIED CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY PERSON
 NEL IN A HEALTHCARE  FACILITY  MUST  COMPLETE  CONTINUING  EDUCATION  TO
 REMAIN QUALIFIED FOR EMPLOYMENT.
 (B)  A  HEALTHCARE  FACILITY  THAT EMPLOYS A PERSON AS CENTRAL STERILE
 SUPPLY PERSONNEL SHALL VERIFY THAT  SUCH  PERSON  MEETS  THE  CONTINUING
 EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
 4.  A HEALTHCARE FACILITY SHALL SUPERVISE EACH PERSON EMPLOYED BY SUCH
 HEALTHCARE FACILITY TO FUNCTION AS A CENTRAL STERILE  SUPPLY  TECHNICIAN
 ACCORDING TO THE HEALTHCARE FACILITY'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
 5.  NOTHING  IN  THIS ARTICLE SHALL PROHIBIT ANY LICENSED PRACTITIONER
 FROM PERFORMING CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY TECHNICIANS' TASKS  OR  FUNCTIONS
 IF THE PERSON IS ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER LICENSE.
 6.  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION SHALL ENFORCE THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law, provided, however, that effective immediate
 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
 necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
 effective date.

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