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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Feb 11, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S2137
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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-S2137 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 38 §§866 - 869, Exec L; add §§6524-a & 6527-a, amd §§6525 & 6528, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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2009-S2137 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2137 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to establishing a physician recredentialing program and requiring all physicians to carry malpractice insurance SUMMARY : Would create a State Certified Board for recredentialing of selected physician specialties. The Board would Consist of the commissioners of health and education and five other members appointed by the Governor with the input and confirmation by the Senate. These five members would Consist of two physicians board Certified in obstetrics-gynecology, a Physician board Certified in pediatrics and one health care consumer advocate to represent the interests of the general Public. The function of the recredentialing board will be to ensure that physicians in selected specialties are current in their knowledge and treatment methods. In addition, it Would require that all practicing physicians carry malpractice insurance. Retired and teaching physicians Would be exempt. JUSTIFICATION : The health care system Cannot be improved without upgrading the level of health care practitioners. Very often, our physicians have Substandard training and education, which translates into less than
2009-S2137 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2137 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 11, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to establishing a physician recredentialing program and requiring all physicians to carry malpractice insurance THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 38 to read as follows: ARTICLE 38 NEW YORK STATE BOARD FOR RECREDENTIALING OF SELECTED PHYSICIAN SPECIALTIES SECTION 866. NEW YORK STATE BOARD FOR RECREDENTIALING OF SELECTED PHYSI- CIAN SPECIALTIES. 867. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD. 868. REMEDIAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. 869. JUDICIAL REVIEW. S 866. NEW YORK STATE BOARD FOR RECREDENTIALING OF SELECTED PHYSICIAN SPECIALTIES. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD FOR RECREDENTIALING OF SELECTED PHYSICIAN SPECIAL- TIES. THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH AND EDUCA- TION AND FIVE OTHER MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE. THE FIVE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF TWO PHYSICIANS BOARD CERTIFIED IN OBSTETRICS-GY- NECOLOGY, A PHYSICIAN BOARD CERTIFIED IN ANESTHESIOLOGY, A PHYSICIAN BOARD CERTIFIED IN PEDIATRICS AND ONE MEMBER APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE TERM OF OFFICE OF EACH APPOINTED MEMBER SHALL BE THREE YEARS. ANY MEMBER APPOINTED TO FILL A VACANCY OCCURRING OTHERWISE THAN BY EXPIRATION OF A TERM SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08812-01-9
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