S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3802
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 8, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, STECK, COLTON -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to including certified nurs-
ing assistants in provisions of law relating to restrictions on
consecutive hours of work
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 167 of the labor
law, as amended by chapter 815 of the laws of 2022, is amended and a new
paragraph d is added to read as follows:
b. "Nurse" shall mean a registered professional nurse or a licensed
practical nurse as defined by article one hundred thirty-nine of the
education law who provides direct patient care, OR A CERTIFIED NURSING
ASSISTANT AS DEFINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
D. "CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO HAS SUCCESS-
FULLY COMPLETED A NURSE AIDE TRAINING AND/OR COMPETENCY EVALUATION
PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND/OR IS CURRENTLY
LISTED IN THE NURSE AIDE REGISTRY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided however, that if chapter 815 of the laws of
2022 shall not have taken effect on or before such date then this act
shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as such chap-
ter of the laws of 2022, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07108-02-3