Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 23, 2011 |
signed chap.536 |
Sep 12, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2011 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.830 substituted for s5395 |
Jun 20, 2011 |
substituted by a8179 |
Jun 01, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
May 25, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
May 24, 2011 |
1st report cal.830 |
May 17, 2011 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S5395
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8179 - 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
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Votes
2011-S5395 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S5395 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5395 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to restricting duties which may be assigned to specialist's assistants in radiology PURPOSE: The bill would limit the authority of specialist assistants to act without supervision in the performance of certain radiology services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill adds a new subdivision 1-a to section 3515 of the public health law to clarify the role of specialist assistants in radiology. JUSTIFICATION: New York is the only state that provides for specialist assistants. Unlike physician assistants, Whose education and training is a general medicine model, the SA training is akin to an apprenticeship specifically limited to the specialty area of the supervising physician. In 1974, radiologic technologists were placed under the direct supervision of physician radiologists. In 1990 the Legislature extensively revised the legislation governing radiologic technologists. However, the role of radiology specialist assistants
2011-S5395 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5395 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 17, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- 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 restricting duties which may be assigned to specialist's assistants in radiology THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3515 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 1-A. (A) A RADIOGRAPHER WHO ALSO IS A SPECIALIST'S ASSISTANT, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTY-SEVEN HUNDRED OF THIS CHAPTER, REGIS- TERED FOR THE MEDICAL SPECIALTY OF RADIOLOGY, SHALL NOT: (I) RENDER ANY DIAGNOSTIC INTERPRETATION OF ANY IMAGE PRODUCED BY ANY X-RAY OR IMAGING PROCEDURE; (II) MAKE ANY DIAGNOSIS; (III) PRESCRIBE OR ORDER ANY DRUG OR DRUG PRODUCT FOR WHICH A PRESCRIPTION IS REQUIRED BY ANY LAW OR REGU- LATION; OR (IV) ORDER, PRESCRIBE, ISSUE OR INITIATE A TREATMENT PLAN, A CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OR ANY OTHER THERAPY TO OR FOR A PATIENT UNLESS SUCH PLAN, PROGRAM OR OTHER THERAPY HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED OR ORDERED BY THE SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN OF THE SPECIALIST'S ASSISTANT. (B) PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE INAPPLICABLE TO SPECIALIST'S ASSISTANTS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO LAW ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION; BUT SUCH SPECIALIST'S ASSISTANTS SHALL CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE EDUCATION LAW. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11693-01-1
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