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Senate Bill S8204

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the reporting and collection of information for the donate life registry

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2017-S8204 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally

2017-S8204 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health care practitioners to report certain information to the department of education for the donate life registry.

2017-S8204 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8204 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8204
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 17, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- (at request of the Department of Health)
   -- 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 requiring health  care
   practitioners to provide and the state education department to collect
   information about the practice of their professions and in relation to
   providing  practitioners with information on enrolling in the New York
   state donate life registry for organ, eye and tissue donations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6541 of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. IN CONJUNCTION WITH AND AS A CONDITION OF EACH TRIENNIAL  REGISTRA-
 TION,  EACH PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SHALL PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT, AND THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLECT, SUCH INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY
 THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH,  AS  IS
 NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO EVALUATE ACCESS TO NEED-
 ED  SERVICES  IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE LOCATION
 AND TYPE OF SETTING WHEREIN THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICES AND  OTHER
 INFORMATION  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE DEPARTMENT OF
 HEALTH, DEEMS RELEVANT. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN  CONSULTATION  WITH
 THE  DEPARTMENT, SHALL MAKE SUCH DATA AVAILABLE IN AGGREGATE, DE-IDENTI-
 FIED FORM ON A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, IN CONJUNCTION
 WITH EACH TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION, THE DEPARTMENT, IN  CONSULTATION  WITH
 THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH, SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON REGISTERING IN
 THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY FOR ORGAN AND TISSUE  DONATION,  INCLUDING  THE
 WEBSITE ADDRESS FOR SUCH REGISTRY.
   §  2.  Section  6548  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. IN CONJUNCTION WITH AND AS A CONDITION OF EACH TRIENNIAL  REGISTRA-
 TION, EACH SPECIALIST ASSISTANT SHALL PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT, AND THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLECT, SUCH INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY
 THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AS IS
 NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO EVALUATE ACCESS TO NEED-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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