Senate Bill S6871

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes nurse practitioners and physicians to issue non-patient specific orders to administer tests to determine the presence of the hepatitis C virus

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9124 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S6871 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9124
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6909 & 6527, Ed L

2013-S6871 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes nurse practitioners and physicians to issue non-patient specific orders to administer tests to determine the presence of the hepatitis C virus.

2013-S6871 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6871 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6871

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 24, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  authorizing  nurse
  practitioners  and  physicians  to  issue  non-patient specific orders
  authorizing registered professional  nurses  to  administer  tests  to
  determine the presence of the hepatitis C virus

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section  6909  of  the  education  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
  (E)  ADMINISTERING  TESTS TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF THE HEPATITIS C
VIRUS.
  S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 6527 of the education law is amended  by
adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
  (E)  ADMINISTERING  TESTS TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF THE HEPATITIS C
VIRUS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14396-03-4


              

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