Senate Bill S8641A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to instilling mydriatic or cycloplegic eye drops by persons trained and deemed qualified by supervising licensed physicians or supervising licensed optometrists; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10634 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S8641 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10634
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6530, 6527 & 7105, rpld §7106 sub 4, Ed L

2019-S8641 - Summary

Relates to instilling mydriatic or cycloplegic eye drops by persons trained and deemed qualified by supervising licensed physicians or supervising licensed optometrists.

2019-S8641 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8641 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8641
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 26, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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  instilling  mydriatic
   or  cycloplegic  eye  drops by persons trained and deemed qualified by
   supervising licensed physicians or supervising licensed  optometrists;
   and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 25 of section 6530 of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  517  of  the  laws  of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   25. [a.] Delegating professional responsibilities to a person when the
 licensee delegating such responsibilities knows or has  reason  to  know
 that  such  person  is  not qualified, by training, by experience, or by
 licensure, to perform them.
   [b. A person shall be deemed qualified to assist a physician  licensed
 pursuant  to article one hundred thirty-one of this title in the care of
 a patient for the purpose of instilling  mydriatic  or  cycloplegic  eye
 drops  (hereinafter  "dilating  eye  drops") and anesthetic eye drops in
 conjunction with such dilating drops to the surface  of  the  eye  of  a
 patient, provided that the person instilling such dilating eye drops and
 anesthetic  eye  drops  is  under the on-site supervision of a physician
 pursuant to such article one hundred thirty-one and such person is  over
 the age of eighteen, successfully completes a curriculum and examination
 approved by the department demonstrating that such person has the requi-
 site  experience  to instill dilating eye drops and anesthetic eye drops
 used in conjunction with such dilating eye drops to the surface  of  the
 eye  and registers with the department after paying the requisite fee in
 accordance with the commissioner's regulations;]
   § 2. Section 6527 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. (A) NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AFFECT OR PREVENT
 A  PERSON  IN  TRAINING OR TRAINED AND DEEMED QUALIFIED BY A SUPERVISING
 LICENSED PHYSICIAN, TO ASSIST THE LICENSED PHYSICIAN IN THE  CARE  OF  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2019-S8641A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10634
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6530, 6527 & 7105, rpld §7106 sub 4, Ed L

2019-S8641A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to instilling mydriatic or cycloplegic eye drops by persons trained and deemed qualified by supervising licensed physicians or supervising licensed optometrists.

2019-S8641A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8641A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8641--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 26, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to instilling mydriatic
   or cycloplegic eye drops by persons trained and  deemed  qualified  by
   supervising  licensed physicians or supervising licensed optometrists;
   and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  25  of section 6530 of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 517 of the laws  of  2019,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   25. [a.] Delegating professional responsibilities to a person when the
 licensee  delegating  such  responsibilities knows or has reason to know
 that such person is not qualified, by training,  by  experience,  or  by
 licensure, to perform them.
   [b.  A person shall be deemed qualified to assist a physician licensed
 pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of this title in the care  of
 a  patient  for  the  purpose of instilling mydriatic or cycloplegic eye
 drops (hereinafter "dilating eye drops") and  anesthetic  eye  drops  in
 conjunction  with  such  dilating  drops  to the surface of the eye of a
 patient, provided that the person instilling such dilating eye drops and
 anesthetic eye drops is under the on-site  supervision  of  a  physician
 pursuant  to such article one hundred thirty-one and such person is over
 the age of eighteen, successfully completes a curriculum and examination
 approved by the department demonstrating that such person has the requi-
 site experience to instill dilating eye drops and anesthetic  eye  drops
 used  in  conjunction with such dilating eye drops to the surface of the
 eye and registers with the department after paying the requisite fee  in
 accordance with the commissioner's regulations;]
   §  2.  Section  6527  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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