Senate Bill S5939

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Chapter amends S. 4348/A. 355, to require health care providers to complete continuing education of pain management, palliative care and addiction prior to renewing their registration to practice

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  • 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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2015-S5939 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8302
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3309-a, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.4348 & A.355)

2015-S5939 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health care providers to complete continuing education on pain management, palliative care and addiction prior to renewing their registration to practice.

2015-S5939 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5939 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5939

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- 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 continuing medical
  education on pain management, palliative care and addiction

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 3309-a of
the  public health law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2015 amend-
ing the public health law relating to the prescription  pain  medication
awareness  program,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.4348 and
A.355, is amended to read as follows:
  The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of  education,
shall establish standards, and review and implement requirements for the
performance  of continuing medical education on pain management, pallia-
tive care and addiction.    Every  health  care  professional  licensed,
registered  or certified under title eight of the education law to treat
humans and registered under the federal controlled substances act and in
possession of a registration number from the drug  enforcement  adminis-
tration,  United  States Department of Justice, or its successor agency,
shall, [every two years] PRIOR TO RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION  TO  PRACTICE,
complete  three  hours  of  course  work  as  set forth in this section;
provided, however, that said hours shall be deemed to count  toward  the
professional's obligation for board certification OR EXISTING CONTINUING
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSURE.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2015 amending the public  health  law
relating  to  the  prescription  pain  medication  awareness program, as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S.4348 and  A.355,  takes  effect,
provided  that  the amendments to subdivision 3 of section 3309-a of the
public health law, made by section one of this act, shall not affect the
expiration and repeal of such  subdivision,  and  shall  expire  and  be
deemed repealed therewith.

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

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