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                                 140--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, PRETLOW,
  LINARES, ARROYO,  FAHY,  SKARTADOS,  ZEBROWSKI,  McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT,
  CROUCH, RAIA, COOK, QUART, McDONALD, STECK, TEDISCO, SKOUFIS, WOERNER,
  HARRIS  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. CRESPO, GARBARINO, HIKIND,
  HOOPER, KEARNS, LUPARDO, MARKEY, SIMON -- read once  and  referred  to
  the  Committee  on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on
  Higher Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- commit-
  tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
  mitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to certification of
  certified registered nurse anesthetists

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

  Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 6912
to read as follows:
  S 6912. CERTIFICATION OF CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE  ANESTHETISTS.  1.
FOR  ISSUANCE  OF A CERTIFICATE AS A CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHE-
TIST, THE APPLICANT SHALL FULFILL THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
  (A) APPLICATION: FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT;
  (B) LICENSE: BE LICENSED AS A REGISTERED  PROFESSIONAL  NURSE  IN  THE
STATE;
  (C)  EDUCATION:  (I)  HAVE  SATISFACTORILY  COMPLETED  AN  EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED AND CONDUCTED TO PREPARE GRADUATES TO  PRACTICE
IN  THE  SPECIALTY  AREA  OF  NURSE  ANESTHESIA AND IS REGISTERED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OR DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO  BE  THE  EQUIVALENT;  AND
(II)  SUBMIT  EVIDENCE  OF CURRENT CERTIFICATION OR RECERTIFICATION BY A
NATIONAL CERTIFYING BODY, RECOGNIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT;
  (D) FEES: PAY A FEE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FIFTY DOLLARS FOR AN  INITIAL
CERTIFICATE AUTHORIZING NURSE ANESTHESIA PRACTICE AND A TRIENNIAL REGIS-
TRATION  FEE  OF  THIRTY  DOLLARS.  AFTER  A  CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE

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

                                                           LBD00538-02-6

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ANESTHETIST'S INITIAL  REGISTRATION,  REGISTRATION  UNDER  THIS  SECTION
SHALL  BE  COTERMINOUS WITH THE CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST'S
REGISTRATION AS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE.
  2.  ONLY  A  PERSON  CERTIFIED  UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL USE THE TITLE
"CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST".
  3. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO  IMPLE-
MENT THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
  4.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO DEFINE A SCOPE OF
PRACTICE OR PERMIT INDEPENDENT PRACTICE FOR CERTIFIED  REGISTERED  NURSE
ANESTHETISTS  OR  TO  ALTER THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF ANY PRACTITIONER OR
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED OR LICENSED UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER  OR
UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law, except that subdivision 2 of section 6912 of
the education law, as added by section one of this act shall take effect
three years after this act shall have become a law.