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Assembly Bill A1149

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to approved programs and examinations for applicants for a license as a physician assistant

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2015-A1149 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S525
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง6540 & 6541, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10077, S7582
2017-2018: S2753

2015-A1149 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to approved programs and examinations for applicants for a license as a physician assistant.

2015-A1149 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1149

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to approved programs and
  examinations for applicants for a license as a physician assistant

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 6540 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 48 of the  laws  of  2012,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  Approved  program. The term "approved program" means a program for
the education of physician assistants which has been  formerly  approved
by  the  department,  OR  A  PROGRAM  DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BE
COMPARABLE AND RECOGNIZED BY THE APPROPRIATE CIVIL  AUTHORITIES  OF  THE
COUNTY  IN  WHICH  THE  SCHOOL  IS  LOCATED  AS  AN ACCEPTABLE EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
  S 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 6541 of  the  education
law, as amended by chapter 48 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
follows:
  (e)  in  the case of an applicant for a license as a physician assist-
ant, has obtained a passing score on an examination  acceptable  to  the
department, PROVIDED THAT ACCESS TO ANY SUCH EXAMINATION SHALL BE GRANT-
ED TO ALL STUDENTS OR GRADUATES OF ANY APPROVED PROGRAM.
  S  3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03306-01-5

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