Requires registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, dental hygienists, physicians assistants and specialist assistants to complete approved domestic violence training or coursework; completion of coursework or training and documentation thereof begins January 1, 2013 and every four years afterwards.

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A2384-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to higher education
• Oct 11, 2011: print number 2384b
• Oct 11, 2011: amend (t) and recommit to higher education
• Mar 1, 2011: print number 2384a
• Mar 1, 2011: amend and recommit to higher education
• Jan 18, 2011: referred to higher education

A2384-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    2384

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 18, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GABRYSZAK, CLARK, MILLMAN, PAULIN, ROBINSON,
    ROSENTHAL, SPANO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BOYLAND,  COOK,
    CORWIN,  HEASTIE, HOOPER, KOLB, MAYERSOHN, MENG, PEOPLES-STOKES, PHEF-
    FER, RAIA, SAYWARD, SCARBOROUGH, THIELE, WEISENBERG -- read  once  and
    referred to the Committee on Higher Education

  AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
    to domestic violence course work or training

    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 section 6505-d
  to read as follows:

    S 6505-D. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURSE WORK OR TRAINING. EVERY  REGISTERED
  NURSE AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE PRACTICING IN THIS STATE SHALL, ON OR
  BEFORE  JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN AND EVERY FOUR YEARS THERE-
  AFTER, COMPLETE COURSE WORK  OR  TRAINING  APPROPRIATE  TO  THE  PROFES-
  SIONAL'S PRACTICE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT REGARDING DIAGNOSIS, TREAT-
  MENT,  AND  DOCUMENTATION  OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
  REGULATORY STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH
  THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION  OF  DOMESTIC
  VIOLENCE. EACH SUCH PROFESSIONAL SHALL DOCUMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT AT THE
  TIME  OF REGISTRATION COMMENCING WITH THE FIRST REGISTRATION AFTER JANU-
  ARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN THAT  THE  PROFESSIONAL  HAS  COMPLETED
  COURSE  WORK OR TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. THE DEPARTMENT
  SHALL PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM THIS REQUIREMENT TO ANYONE WHO  REQUESTS
  SUCH  AN  EXEMPTION AND WHO (I) CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES TO THE DEPARTMENT'S
  SATISFACTION THAT THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR HIM OR HER TO COMPLETE SUCH
  COURSE WORK OR TRAINING BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF HIS OR HER PRACTICE  OR
  (II)  HAS  COMPLETED COURSE WORK OR TRAINING DEEMED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO
  BE EQUIVALENT TO THE COURSE WORK OR TRAINING APPROVED BY THE  DEPARTMENT
  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSULT WITH ORGANIZA-
  TIONS REPRESENTATIVE OF PROFESSIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND THOSE WITH  EXPER-

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD05929-02-1

 A. 2384                             2

  TISE  IN  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  WITH  RESPECT  TO THE REGULATORY STANDARDS
  PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
    S 2.  The title heading of title 2-E of article 2 of the public health
  law,  as  amended by chapter 477 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read
  as follows:

                       HIV/HBV/HCV PREVENTION TRAINING;
                  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURSE WORK OR TRAINING
    S 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 239-c to
  read as follows:

    S 239-C. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURSE WORK OR TRAINING.  EVERY  PHYSICIAN,
  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT  AND  SPECIALIST  ASSISTANT PRACTICING IN THE STATE
  SHALL, ON OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN AND EVERY  FOUR
  YEARS  THEREAFTER,  (A) COMPLETE COURSE WORK OR TRAINING, APPROPRIATE TO
  THE PROFESSIONAL'S PRACTICE, APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT REGARDING  DIAG-
  NOSIS,  TREATMENT, AND DOCUMENTATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, IN ACCORDANCE
  WITH REGULATORY STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN  CONSULTATION
  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF EDUCATION AND THE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF
  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND (B) SO DOCUMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT. THE  DEPARTMENT
  SHALL  PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM THIS REQUIREMENT TO ANYONE WHO REQUESTS
  SUCH AN EXEMPTION AND WHO (I) CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES TO  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
  SATISFACTION THAT THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR HIM OR HER TO COMPLETE SUCH
  COURSE  WORK OR TRAINING BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF HIS OR HER PRACTICE OR
  (II) THAT HE OR SHE HAS COMPLETED COURSE WORK OR TRAINING DEEMED BY  THE
  DEPARTMENT  TO  BE EQUIVALENT TO THE COURSE WORK OR TRAINING APPROVED BY
  THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  CONSULT
  WITH ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTATIVE OF PROFESSIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND THOSE
  WITH EXPERTISE IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE REGULATORY STAN-
  DARDS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
    S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
  it  shall  have become a law and provided further that the commissioners
  of health and education may immediately take such steps as are necessary
  for implementation  of this act on such effective date.