Senate Bill S5495

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the interstate medical licensure compact

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • 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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2021-S5495 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5540
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 169 §§8860 - 8884, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7732, A9859
2023-2024: S2216, A4860

2021-S5495 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the interstate medical licensure compact; provides a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple participating states, thereby enhancing the portability of a medical license and ensuring the safety of patients.

2021-S5495 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5495 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5495
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- 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  enacting  the  inter-
   state medical licensure compact
 
   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 article 169 to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 169
                   INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT
 SECTION 8860. SHORT TITLE.
         8861. PURPOSE.
         8862. DEFINITIONS.
         8863. ELIGIBILITY.
         8864. DESIGNATION OF STATE OF PRINCIPAL LICENSE.
         8865. APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF EXPEDITED LICENSURE.
         8866. FEES FOR EXPEDITED LICENSURE.
         8867. RENEWAL AND CONTINUED PARTICIPATION.
         8868. COORDINATED INFORMATION SYSTEM.
         8869. JOINT INVESTIGATIONS.
         8870. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.
         8871. INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT COMMISSION.
         8872. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
         8873. FINANCE POWERS.
         8874. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
         8875. RULEMAKING FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
         8876. OVERSIGHT OF INTERSTATE COMPACT.
         8877. ENFORCEMENT OF INTERSTATE COMPACT.
         8878. DEFAULT PROCEDURES.
         8879. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
         8880. MEMBER STATES, EFFECTIVE DATE AND AMENDMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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