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                                    442
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, PRETLOW,
   ARROYO, FAHY, SKARTADOS, ZEBROWSKI, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, CROUCH, RAIA,
   COOK, QUART, STECK, SKOUFIS, WOERNER, HARRIS -- Multi-Sponsored by  --
   M. of A.  CRESPO, GARBARINO, HIKIND, HOOPER, KEARNS, LUPARDO, SIMON --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

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

                                                            LBD00276-01-7

 A. 442                              2
 
   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.
   § 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.