Assembly Bill A8439

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to evaluation of dental service needs

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A8439 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6604, Ed L

2023-A8439 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the submission of certain information by a dentist as part of such dentist's triennial registration to enable the department of health to evaluate access to needed services in the state.

2023-A8439 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8439
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 29, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to evaluation  of  dental
   service needs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivisions 7 and 8 of section 6604 of the education  law,
 subdivision  7 as added by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, and subdivi-
 sion 8 as amended by chapter 62 of the laws of 1989, are amended  and  a
 new subdivision 9 is added to read as follows:
   (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the depart-
 ment; [and]
   (8)  Fees:  pay  a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department
 for admission to a department conducted examination and for  an  initial
 license,  a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a
 fee of one hundred  thirty-five  dollars  for  an  initial  license  for
 persons  not  requiring admission to a department conducted examination,
 and a fee of two hundred ten dollars  for  each  triennial  registration
 period[.]; AND
   (9)  EVALUATION  OF DENTAL SERVICE NEEDS: IN CONJUNCTION WITH AND AS A
 CONDITION OF EACH TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION, THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL  COLLECT
 AND  A DENTIST SHALL PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH,  AS
 NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO EVALUATE ACCESS TO NEED-
 ED  SERVICES  IN  THE STATE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE LOCATIONS
 AND TYPE OF SETTINGS WHERE THE DENTIST PRACTICES, WHETHER SUCH  PRACTICE
 OR  PRACTICES  ARE ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS, THE NUMBER OF PEDIATRIC MEDI-
 CAID PATIENTS THE DENTIST SERVES, THE NUMBER OF ADULT MEDICAID  PATIENTS
 THE  DENTIST  SERVES, AND OTHER INFORMATION THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTA-
 TION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEEMS RELEVANT.  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 HEALTH, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT, SHALL MAKE SUCH DATA AVAIL-
 ABLE IN AGGREGATE, DE-IDENTIFIED FORM ON A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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