Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 20, 2012 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A9102
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PEOPLES-STOKES
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
co-Sponsors
Eric Stevenson
Peter Rivera
Alan Maisel
Michael G. Miller
multi-Sponsors
John Ceretto
Barbara Clark
Clifford Crouch
Vanessa Gibson
2011-A9102 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A9102 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9102 I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to continuing medical education for doctors, nurses and pharmacists THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michael David Israel physician training law". S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6524-a to read as follows: S 6524-A. MANDATORY CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION. 1. ALL PHYSICIANS, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR LICENSE IN GOOD STANDING, MUST COMPLETE THREE HOURS OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ON THE PRESCRIPTION OF OPIATE ANALGESICS AND PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS AND THE RISKS OF ADDICTION IN THEIR ADMINISTRATION. THE CLASSES SHALL BE TAUGHT AND ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS SET BY THE COMMIS- SIONER AND SHALL FOCUS ON THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND MITIGATION OF SUCH ADDICTIONS. 2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: A. "OPIATE ANALGESICS" SHALL MEAN THE MEDICINES BUPRENORPHINE, BUTOR- PHANOL, CODEINE, HYDROCODONE, HYDROMORPHONE, LEVORPHANOL, MEPERIDINE, METHADONE, MORPHINE, NALBUPHINE, OXYCODONE, OXYMORPHONE, PENTAZOCINE AND PROPOXYPHENE AS WELL AS THEIR BRAND NAMES, ISOMERS AND COMBINATIONS. B. "PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS" SHALL MEAN ANY DRUG OR MEDICINE THAT AFFECTS MENTAL ACTIVITY, BEHAVIOR OR PERCEPTION INCLUDING ANTI-PSYCHOTICS, ANTI- DEPRESSANTS, ANTI-ANXIETY DRUGS OR ANXIOLYTICS AND HYPNOTICS. S 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6905-a to read as follows: S 6905-A. MANDATORY CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION. 1. ALL PHYSICIANS, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR LICENSE IN GOOD STANDING, MUST COMPLETE THREE HOURS OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ON THE PRESCRIPTION OF OPIATE ANALGESICS AND PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS AND THE RISKS OF ADDICTION IN THEIR ADMINISTRATION. THE CLASSES SHALL BE TAUGHT AND ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS SET BY THE COMMIS- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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