Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 20, 2015 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A2972
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MCDONOUGH
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Joseph Giglio
Andrew Raia
Sandy Galef
Michael Montesano
multi-Sponsors
Andrew R. Garbarino
Stephen Hawley
Steve Katz
Brian Kolb
2015-A2972 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A2972 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires clinical education in pain management; requires every physician, physician assistant and specialist assistant practicing in the state to complete course work and training regarding pain management every four years; further establishes an advisory committee on pain management education.
2015-A2972 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2972 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONOUGH, GIGLIO, RAIA, GALEF, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GARBARINO, HAWLEY, KATZ, KOLB, ROBIN- SON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to clinical education in pain management 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 28-F to read as follows: ARTICLE 28-F PAIN MANAGEMENT SECTION 2900. CLINICAL EDUCATION IN PAIN MANAGEMENT. 2900-A. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PAIN MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. S 2900. CLINICAL EDUCATION IN PAIN MANAGEMENT. 1. EVERY PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AND SPECIALIST ASSISTANT PRACTICING IN THE STATE SHALL, EVERY FOUR YEARS COMPLETE COURSE WORK OR TRAINING REGARDING PAIN MANAGEMENT, APPROPRIATE TO THE PROFESSIONAL'S PRACTICE, APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT; AND SO DOCUMENT COMPLETION TO THE DEPARTMENT. 2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM THIS REQUIREMENT TO ANYONE WHO REQUESTS SUCH AN EXEMPTION AND WHO DEMONSTRATES TO THE DEPARTMENT'S SATISFACTION THAT: (A) 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 (B) HE OR SHE HAS COMPLETED COURSE WORK OR TRAINING DEEMED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BE EQUIVALENT TO THE STANDARDS FOR COURSE WORK OR TRAINING APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS SECTION. 3. EXISTING CURRICULA, INCLUDING CURRICULA DEVELOPED BY A NATIONALLY- RECOGNIZED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, SPECIALTY, OR PROVIDER ASSOCIATION, OR NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED PAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, MAY BE CONSIDERED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03482-01-5
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