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Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| May 21, 2014 |
referred to higher education |
| May 20, 2014 |
delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 12, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
| May 07, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
| May 06, 2014 |
1st report cal.553 |
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly |
| Jun 20, 2013 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1494 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Jun 12, 2013 |
print number 5060a |
| Jun 12, 2013 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
| May 07, 2013 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S5060A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
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
Votes
Bill Amendments
2013-S5060 - Details
2013-S5060 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5060
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the
employment and supervision of physician assistants
PURPOSE: To increase the number of physician assistants that may be
supervised by a particular physician at any one time.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends Education Law § 6542 to set
the number of physician assistants (PAs) who may be supervised by a
particular physician at any one time at 6. Current limits are 4 in a
private office, 6 in a correctional facility, and 6 in a hospital.
JUSTIFICATION: Serious primary care shortages can be lessened to a
significant degree by increasing the number of physician assistants
providing primary care. Studies consistently document that access to
high quality primary care improves health status and decreases the
need for invasive and costly interventions. In addition, New York will
have a significant increase in the number persons seeking primary care
as a result of increased health coverage under the federal Affordable
Care Act. We can increase the number of primary care providers by
increasing the number of PAs that a physician may supervise.
PAs must practice under the supervision of a physician, and New York
law limits the number of PAs one physician may supervise: 4 PAs per
physician in an office setting, 6 PAs per physician in a correctional
2013-S5060 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5060
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 7, 2013
___________
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 the employment and
supervision of physician assistants
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 5 of section 6542 of the education law,
as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, are
amended to read as follows:
3. No physician shall employ or supervise more than [four] SIX physi-
cian assistants AT ANY ONE TIME in his or her private practice.
5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, nothing shall
prohibit a physician employed by or rendering services to the department
of corrections and community supervision under contract from supervising
no more than six physician assistants AT ANY ONE TIME in his or her
practice for the department of corrections and community supervision.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law; provided that, effec-
tive immediately, any rules and regulations necessary to implement the
provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized to be added,
amended and/or repealed on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06480-04-3
2013-S5060A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5060A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5060A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the
employment and supervision of physician assistants
PURPOSE: To increase the number of physician assistants that may be
supervised by a particular physician at any one time.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends Education Law § 6542 to
clarify that four physician assistants (PAs) may be supervised by a
particular physician at any one time in his or her private practice
and that six PAs may be supervised at any time by a physician in a
correctional facility.
JUSTIFICATION: Serious primary care shortages can be lessened to a
significant degree by increasing the number of physician assistants
providing primary care. Studies consistently document that access to
high quality primary care improves health status and decreases the
need for invasive and costly interventions. In addition, New York will
have a significant increase in the number persons seeking primary care
as a result of increased health coverage under the federal Affordable
Care Act.
PAs must practice under the supervision of a physician, and New York
law limits the number of PAs one physician may supervise: 4 PAs per
physician in an office setting, 6 PAs per physician in a correctional
2013-S5060A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5060--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 7, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the employment and
supervision of physician assistants
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 5 of section 6542 of the education law,
as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, are
amended to read as follows:
3. No physician shall employ or supervise more than four physician
assistants AT ANY ONE TIME in his or her private practice.
5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, nothing shall
prohibit a physician employed by or rendering services to the department
of corrections and community supervision under contract from supervising
no more than six physician assistants AT ANY ONE TIME in his or her
practice for the department of corrections and community supervision.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law; provided that, effec-
tive immediately, any rules and regulations necessary to implement the
provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized to be added,
amended and/or repealed on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06480-06-3
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