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                                         7537

                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     May 10, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. McKEVITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Higher Education

       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to professional education
         in the area of elderly abuse

         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section 1. Paragraphs b and c of subdivision 3 of section 6507 of  the
    2  education  law, as added by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, are amended
    3  and a new paragraph d is added to read as follows:
    4    b. Review qualifications in connection  with  licensing  requirements;
    5  [and]
    6    c. Provide for licensing examinations and reexaminations[.]; AND
    7    D.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
    8  ESTABLISH STANDARDS REQUIRING THAT ALL PERSONS  APPLYING,  ON  OR  AFTER
    9  JANUARY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, INITIALLY, OR FOR THE RENEWAL OF, A
   10  LICENSE, REGISTRATION OR LIMITED PERMIT TO BE A PHYSICIAN, CHIROPRACTOR,
   11  DENTIST,  REGISTERED  NURSE,  PODIATRIST,   OPTOMETRIST,   PSYCHIATRIST,
   12  PSYCHOLOGIST  OR  DENTAL  HYGIENIST  SHALL, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER
   13  LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR  PERMIT  REQUIREMENTS,  HAVE  COMPLETED  TWO
   14  HOURS OF COURSEWORK OR TRAINING REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION AND REPORT-
   15  ING  OF ELDERLY ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT. THE COURSEWORK OR TRAINING SHALL
   16  BE OBTAINED FROM AN INSTITUTION OR PROVIDER WHICH HAS BEEN  APPROVED  BY
   17  THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE SUCH COURSEWORK OR TRAINING. THE COURSEWORK OR
   18  TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL
   19  INDICATORS  OF  ELDERLY ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT
   20  BE LIMITED TO, WHEN AND HOW A REPORT OF ELDERLY ABUSE MUST BE MADE, WHAT
   21  OTHER ACTIONS THE REPORTER IS MANDATED OR AUTHORIZED TO TAKE, THE  LEGAL
   22  PROTECTIONS  AFFORDED REPORTERS, AND THE CONSEQUENCES, IF ANY, FOR FAIL-
   23  ING TO REPORT. EACH APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH DOCUMEN-
   24  TATION SHOWING THAT HE OR SHE HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED  TRAINING.  THE
   25  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROVIDE  AN  EXEMPTION  FROM  THE  ELDERLY  ABUSE AND

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11406-01-1

 A. 7537                             2

    1  MALTREATMENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS TO ANY APPLICANT WHO REQUESTS SUCH AN
    2  EXEMPTION AND WHO SHOWS, TO THE DEPARTMENT'S  SATISFACTION,  THAT  THERE
    3  WOULD BE NO NEED BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF HIS OR HER PRACTICE FOR HIM OR
    4  HER TO COMPLETE SUCH TRAINING.
    5    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    6  it shall have become a law.