Senate Bill S7132

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring opioid training for medical professionals to reduce patient opioid abuse and reliance

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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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2019-S7132 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9067
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6505-d, amd §§7607, 7710, 8412, 6742-a, 7908 & 6554-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3414
2023-2024: A1251

2019-S7132 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring opioid training for medical professionals to reduce patient opioid abuse and reliance including nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, certain social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychoanalysts, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and occupational therapists.

2019-S7132 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7132 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7132
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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  opioid
   training  for medical professionals to reduce patient opioid abuse and
   reliance

   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 6505-d
 to read as follows:
   §  6505-D.  COURSE  WORK  OR TRAINING TO ADDRESS PATIENT SUBSTANCE USE
 DISORDERS. 1.   EVERY REGISTERED NURSE, LICENSED  PRACTICAL  NURSE,  AND
 NURSE  PRACTITIONER  PRACTICING IN THE STATE WHO PROVIDES DIRECT MEDICAL
 SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN THIS STATE SHALL, ON OR BEFORE JULY  FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-ONE  AND EVERY REGISTRATION PERIOD THEREAFTER, COMPLETE
 AT LEAST TWO HOURS OF COURSE WORK OR TRAINING  ON  WAYS  TO  PREVENT  OR
 ADDRESS  PATIENT  SUBSTANCE  USE  DISORDER  IN  THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL
 SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  REGULATED  STANDARDS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE OFFICE
 OF  ADDICTION  SERVICES  AND SUPPORTS. SUCH TRAINING SHALL BE UPDATED AS
 NECESSARY ACCORDING TO BEST  PRACTICES  FOR  PROVIDING  PATIENT-CENTERED
 CARE  WITH  CONSIDERATION  GIVEN  TO  SOCIAL  DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND
 CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. COURSE WORK OR TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT
 BE  LIMITED  TO: TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING PAIN; PREVENTION, SCREENING AND
 SIGNS OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS; APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO SUBSTANCE USE
 DISORDERS; TECHNIQUES THAT WILL REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD  OF  OVERDOSE  AND
 THE  SPREAD  OF BLOOD-BORNE DISEASES BY THOSE WHO USE DRUGS; AND MEDICA-
 TIONS USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. IN PROMULGATING
 REGULATORY STANDARDS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION THE DEPARTMENT IS  ADVISED
 TO  CONSULT  WITH  ORGANIZATIONS  REPRESENTATIVE  OF PROFESSIONS, INSTI-
 TUTIONS AND THOSE WITH EXPERTISE IN HARM REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND IN THE
 TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "ACCEPTABLE FORMAL  CONTINUING  EDUCATION"
 SHALL  MEAN FORMAL PROGRAMS OF LEARNING WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO PROFESSIONAL
 
              

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