Assembly Bill A4500

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to training and registration requirements for certain kidney dialysis patient care technicians

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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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2019-A4500 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37-B §§3720 - 3723, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10470
2011-2012: A3206
2013-2014: A4047
2015-2016: A1965
2017-2018: A2196
2021-2022: A1845
2023-2024: A3441

2019-A4500 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes training and registration requirements for kidney dialysis patient care technicians.

2019-A4500 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4500
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW, JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public  health  law,  in  relation  to  establishing
   training  and  registration  requirements  for kidney dialysis patient
   care technicians
 
   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
 37-B to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 37-B
                          KIDNEY DIALYSIS PATIENT
                             CARE TECHNICIANS
 SECTION 3720. DEFINITIONS.
         3721. TRAINING.
         3722. PRACTICE OF KIDNEY DIALYSIS PATIENT CARE.
         3723. EXEMPTION.
   § 3720. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   1. "KIDNEY DIALYSIS PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN"  MEANS  ANY  PERSON,  NOT
 LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE OR NURSING, OR AS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR
 SPECIALIST  ASSISTANT, WHO PERFORMS KIDNEY DIALYSIS SERVICES ON A HUMAN,
 IS EMPLOYED IN AN OUT-PATIENT DIALYSIS CENTER OR HOSPITAL DIALYSIS UNIT,
 AND HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED  THE  TRAINING  REQUIREMENTS  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT  TO SECTION THIRTY-SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE AND
 THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT OF SECTION THIRTY-SEVEN HUNDRED  TWENTY-TWO
 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2. "KIDNEY DIALYSIS PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN TRAINEE" MEANS ANY PERSON,
 NOT  LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE OR NURSING, OR AS A PHYSICIAN ASSIST-
 ANT OR SPECIALIST ASSISTANT, WHO PERFORMS KIDNEY DIALYSIS SERVICES ON  A
 HUMAN, IS EMPLOYED OR PLANNING TO BE EMPLOYED IN AN OUT-PATIENT DIALYSIS
 CENTER  OR  HOSPITAL DIALYSIS UNIT, AND HAS ENROLLED IN OR COMPLETED THE
 TRAINING REQUIRED BY SECTION THIRTY-SEVEN  HUNDRED  TWENTY-ONE  OF  THIS

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

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