Senate Bill S6768

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring that all RPNs either have or obtain a bachelor's degree within 10 years of initial licensure

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S6768 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1842
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6905, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2079
2011-2012: A1977
2013-2014: A3103
2015-2016: A3945

2017-S6768 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the formation of a temporary nursing program evaluation commission; requires that all RPNs either have or obtain a bachelor's degree within 10 years of initial licensure; exemptions.

2017-S6768 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6768 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6768
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the educational prepa-
   ration for practice of professional nursing; and  the  creation  of  a
   temporary nursing program evaluation commission

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The legislature hereby finds and  declares  that  with  the
 increasing  complexity  of  the  American  healthcare system and rapidly
 expanding technology, the  educational  preparation  of  the  registered
 professional  nurse  must  be  expanded. The nurse of the future must be
 prepared to partner with multiple  disciplines  as  a  collaborator  and
 manager  of  the complex patient care journey. Shorter lengths of stays,
 higher patient acuity, and more sophisticated  technologies  and  proce-
 dures  are  increasing  the  complexity  of patient care - which in turn
 places great  demands  on  nursing  competencies.  Other  countries  are
 responding  to these changes by requiring the baccalaureate degree as an
 entry requirement for nursing  licensure  while  other  professions  are
 demanding  master  and  doctoral  degrees  as their entry point. Several
 recent research studies clearly demonstrate the  added  value  of  addi-
 tional  education in relation to improved patient outcomes. The legisla-
 ture finds that expanding the educational requirements for  the  profes-
 sion  of  nursing,  while maintaining the multiple entry points into the
 profession, is needed.  This legislation affects future nurses  graduat-
 ing  from  associate  degree  or  diploma  nursing programs who would be
 required to obtain a  baccalaureate  in  nursing  within  ten  years  of
 initial  licensure. All current nurses licensed in New York and students
 in programs preparing for registered  professional  nursing  are  to  be
 exempt  from the new requirement. This legislation is mirrored after the
 progressive education requirement for teachers in New York state. Numer-
 ous regulatory and accrediting bodies have recommended this change as  a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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