Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 30, 2010 |
signed chap.293 |
Jul 19, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 15, 2010 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.111 substituted for a11056 |
Jun 15, 2010 |
substituted by s6958a |
Jun 14, 2010 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.111 rules report cal.111 reported |
Jun 08, 2010 |
reported referred to rules |
May 12, 2010 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A11056
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GLICK
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S6958 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
2009-A11056 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6958
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง6541, Ed L
2009-A11056 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A11056 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the educational requirements for specialist assistants and physician assist- ants PURPOSE OF BILL: To update law to reflect the current educational requirements for physi- cian's assistants. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of subdivision 1 of section 6541 of the education law, as amended by chapter 170 of the laws of 1992 are amended. JUSTIFICATION: Physician assistants are educated in intensive medical programs accred- ited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physi- cian Assistant (ARC-PA). There are 22 accredited physician assistant ("PA") programs in New York State - all of which are bachelors degree programs, masters degree programs, or dual bachelors/masters degree programs. Because of the close working relationship PAs have with physicians, PAs are educated in a medical model designed to complement physician train- ing. P A students are taught, as are medical students, to diagnose and
2009-A11056 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11056 I N A S S E M B L Y May 12, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the educational requirements for specialist assistants and physician assistants THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of subdivision 1 of section 6541 of the education law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 1992, are amended to read as follows: (c) IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION AS A SPECIALIST ASSISTANT, has successfully completed a four-year course of study in a secondary school approved by the board of regents or has passed an equivalency test; (d) IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION AS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, HAS RECEIVED AN EDUCATION INCLUDING A BACHELOR'S OR EQUIV- ALENT DEGREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS; (E) has satisfactorily completed an approved program for the training of physician assistants or specialist assistants. The approved program for the training of physician assistants shall include not less than forty weeks of supervised clinical training and thirty-two credit hours of classroom work. APPLICANTS FOR REGISTRATION AS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WHO HAVE COMPLETED AN APPROVED PROGRAM LEADING TO A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT IN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE SATIS- FIED THIS PARAGRAPH. The commissioner is empowered to determine whether an applicant possesses equivalent education and training, such as expe- rience as a nurse or military corpsman, which may be accepted in lieu of all or part of an approved program; and [(e)] (F) in the case of an applicant for registration as a physician assistant, has obtained a passing score on an examination acceptable to the department. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to new applications for registration as a physician assistant occurring on and after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16153-03-0
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