Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 11, 2010 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A11423
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LIFTON
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
2009-A11423 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A11423 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11423 I N A S S E M B L Y June 11, 2010 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lifton) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certification as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) 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 6911 to read as follows: S 6911. CERTIFICATION AS A CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (CNS). 1. FOR ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE TO PRACTICE AS A CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST UNDER SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, THE APPLICANT SHALL FULFILL THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: (A) FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT; (B) BE LICENSED AS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE IN THIS STATE; (C) (I) HAVE SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REGIS- TERED BY THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING A MASTER'S OR DOCTORAL DEGREE, OR A POST-MASTER'S CERTIFICATE FROM A PROGRAM ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT WHICH PREPARES GRADUATES TO PRACTICE AS CNSS AND WHICH IS ACCREDITED BY A NATIONAL NURSING ACCREDITED BODY ACCEPTABLE TO THE STATE BOARD FOR NURSING, AND (II) MEETS ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PRACTICE AS A CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST INCLUDING THE PASSAGE OF A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXAMINATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPART- MENT, OR (III) HAVE RECEIVED EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BE THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENT OF SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; AND (D) PAY A FEE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH INITIAL CERTIFICATE AUTHORIZING CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST PRACTICE AND A TRIEN- NIAL REGISTRATION FEE OF THIRTY DOLLARS. REGISTRATION UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE COTERMINOUS WITH THE CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST'S REGISTRATION AS A PROFESSIONAL NURSE. 2. ONLY A PERSON CERTIFIED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL USE THE TITLE "CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST" OR THE DESIGNATION "CNS". 3. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON WHO IS CURRENTLY CERTI- FIED AND PRACTICING AS A CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST OR WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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