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                                 5241--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, HOOPER, MAGNARELLI, MOSLEY, RYAN
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  ARROYO,  COOK  --  read  once  and
  referred 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  continuing  medical
  education for physicians

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

  Section 1. Section 6524 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
  (12)(A)  FOLLOWING  HIS OR HER FIRST RE-REGISTRATION PERIOD, NO PHYSI-
CIAN MAY BE RE-REGISTERED UNLESS HE OR SHE, AS PART OF THE  RE-REGISTRA-
TION APPLICATION, INCLUDES AN ATTESTATION MADE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY,
IN  A  FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, THAT HE OR SHE HAS COMPLETED
AT LEAST FIFTY HOURS OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PURSUANT  TO  REGU-
LATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  (B)  CERTIFICATION  OR RECERTIFICATION OF THE PHYSICIAN BY A PHYSICIAN
SPECIALTY ORGANIZATION MAY BE COMPLETED IN LIEU OF COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE
CONTINUING  MEDICAL  EDUCATION  REQUIREMENTS  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION DURING THE CYCLE IN WHICH CERTIFICATION  OR  RECERTIFICATION
IS GRANTED.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY ORGANIZATION"
MEANS:  (I) THE AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES; (II) THE AMERICAN
OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION BUREAU  OF  PROFESSIONAL  EDUCATION;  (III)  THE
AMERICAN  BOARD  OF  PHYSICIAN  SPECIALTIES;  (IV)  THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF CANADA;  (V)  ANY  OTHER  ENTITY  MAINTAINING
STANDARDS FOR AND CERTIFYING PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION THAT: (A)
IS  APPROVED  BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
OR AN EQUIVALENT  COUNCIL,  (B)  REQUIRES  SUCCESSFUL  COMPLETION  OF  A
COMPREHENSIVE  EXAMINATION  TO BE CERTIFIED BY SUCH ENTITY, (C) REQUIRES
RECERTIFICATION  EVERY  TEN  YEARS  OR  LESS,  (D)  REQUIRES  AT   LEAST

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08892-03-5
              

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TWENTY-FIVE  HOURS CREDIT OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION EACH YEAR, AND
(E) IS A TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED  IN  SECTION  501(C)  OF  THE
INTERNAL  REVENUE  CODE;  OR  (VI)  ANY  OTHER  ENTITY DETERMINED BY THE
COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, TO BE
EQUIVALENT TO THE REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.