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                                  1836
                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                          I N  A S S E M B L Y
                            January 13, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  ABINANTI, JAFFEE, STECK, COLTON --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.   of  A.  HOOPER,  PERRY  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Labor
AN  ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to including certified nurs-
  ing assistants in  provisions  of  law  relating  to  restrictions  on
  consecutive hours of work
  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
  Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 167  of  the  labor
law,  as  added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new
paragraph d is added to read as follows:
  b. "Nurse" shall mean a registered professional nurse  or  a  licensed
practical  nurse  as  defined  by article one hundred thirty-nine of the
education law who provides direct patient care, OR A  CERTIFIED  NURSING
ASSISTANT AS DEFINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
  D.  "CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO HAS SUCCESS-
FULLY COMPLETED A  NURSE  AIDE  TRAINING  AND/OR  COMPETENCY  EVALUATION
PROGRAM  ADMINISTERED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND/OR IS CURRENTLY
LISTED IN THE NURSE AIDE REGISTRY.
  S 2. 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.
                                                           LBD01568-01-5