Assembly Bill A4515

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals

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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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2021-A4515 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1352
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6505-d, Ed L; amd §2805-k, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5936, S1328
2011-2012: A5185, A6449, S2743
2013-2014: A6746, A8689, S925
2015-2016: A770, S954
2017-2018: A626, S3456
2019-2020: A2886, S2406
2023-2024: A548, S259

2021-A4515 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals, including two hours of course work encompassing minority healthcare issues.

2021-A4515 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4515
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RODRIGUEZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
   SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
   to  requiring  cultural  awareness and competence training for medical
   professionals

   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 IN CULTURAL AWARENESS AND COMPE-
 TENCE. 1. EVERY  PHYSICIAN,  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT,  DENTIST,  REGISTERED
 NURSE, LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE, PODIATRIST, OPTOMETRIST AND NURSE PRAC-
 TITIONER PRACTICING IN THE STATE WHO PROVIDES DIRECT MEDICAL SERVICES TO
 PATIENTS  IN  THIS  STATE  SHALL,  ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-TWO AND EVERY REGISTRATION  PERIOD  THEREAFTER,  COMPLETE  COURSE
 WORK  OR  TRAINING  REGARDING  CULTURAL  AWARENESS AND COMPETENCE IN THE
 PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH    REGULATED  STANDARDS
 PROMULGATED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
 HEALTH. SUCH CULTURAL AWARENESS AND COMPETENCE COURSE WORK  OR  TRAINING
 SHALL REQUIRE TWO HOURS OF COURSE WORK OR TRAINING ENCOMPASSING MINORITY
 HEALTHCARE ISSUES INCLUDING ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS, LINGUISTIC, SEXUAL ORIEN-
 TATION AND GENDER IDENTITY HEALTHCARE ISSUES AND THEIR IMPACT ON MINORI-
 TY  HEALTHCARE.  IN  PROMULGATING  REGULATORY STANDARDS PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION THE DEPARTMENT IS ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH  ORGANIZATIONS  REPRE-
 SENTATIVE  OF  PROFESSIONS,  INSTITUTIONS  AND  THOSE  WITH EXPERTISE IN
 CULTURAL AWARENESS AND COMPETENCE.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "ACCEPTABLE FORMAL  CONTINUING  EDUCATION"
 SHALL  MEAN FORMAL PROGRAMS OF LEARNING WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO PROFESSIONAL
 PRACTICE AND WHICH MEET THE STANDARDS PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS  OF  THE
 COMMISSIONER. TO FULFILL THE MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT,
 PROGRAMS  MUST  BE TAKEN FROM SPONSORS HAVING THE FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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