senate Bill S7039

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to competency exams offered to qualified home care services workers residing outside this state

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to health

S7039 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3613, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1201

S7039 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to competency exams offered to qualified home care services workers residing outside this state.

S7039 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7039 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7039

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 8, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  competency  exams
  offered  to qualified home care services workers residing outside this
  state

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

  Section  1. Section 3613 of the public health law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
  7-A. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN A SCHEDULE SETTING FORTH  WHEN  THE
DEPARTMENT  SHALL OFFER COMPETENCY EXAMS TO QUALIFIED HOME CARE SERVICES
WORKERS RESIDING OUTSIDE THIS STATE IN ORDER TO  FILL  ANY  SHORTAGE  OF
HOME CARE SERVICES WORKERS WORKING IN THIS STATE. SUCH SCHEDULE SHALL BE
MADE AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AND READILY ACCESSIBLE BY THE
PUBLIC.
  §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14028-01-9

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