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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Apr 27, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S5189
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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-S5189 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§571 & 579, Pub Health L
2009-S5189 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5189 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to authorization to conduct clinical laboratory tests PURPOSE To authorize persons licensed to practice optometry to conduct certain clinical laboratory tests. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill would amend Public Health Law §571(6) to authorize optometrists to perform microscopy procedures within their scope of practice. Section 2 of the bill would amend Public Health Law §579(1) to clarify that optometrists may conduct certain clinical laboratory procedures solely as an adjunct to the treatment of their patients. EXISTING LAW : Public Health Law Article 5, Title 5 provides that clinical laboratories (i.e., facilities for the examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of obtaining information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease or the assessment of a health condition) must be permitted by the Department of Health. Public Health Law 579(1) exempts from the permitting requirement those licensed physicians, osteopaths, dentists, midwives, nurse practitioners, and podiatrists who perform laboratory procedures as part of the treatment of their patients; to the extent authorized by federal and state law; and consistent with
2009-S5189 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5189 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorization to conduct clinical laboratory tests THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 571 of the public health law, as added by chapter 204 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 6. "Qualified health care professional" means a physician, dentist, podiatrist, OPTOMETRIST, physician assistant, specialist assistant, nurse practitioner, or midwife, who is licensed and registered with the state education department. S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 579 of the public health law, as sepa- rately amended by chapters 397 and 440 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: 1. This title is applicable to all clinical laboratories and blood banks operating within the state, except clinical laboratories and blood banks operated by the federal government and clinical laboratories oper- ated by a licensed physician, osteopath, dentist, midwife, nurse practi- tioner, OPTOMETRIST or podiatrist who performs laboratory tests or procedures, personally or through his or her employees, solely as an adjunct to the treatment of his or her own patients; to the extent authorized by federal and state law, including the education law, and consistent with any applicable written practice agreement. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11651-01-9
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