Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 12, 2024 |
print number 8966a |
Apr 12, 2024 |
amend and recommit to health |
Apr 03, 2024 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S8966A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2023-S8966 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9235
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§572, 573, 575 & 576-a, Pub Health L
2023-S8966 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8966 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to certificates of qualification for clinical laboratories and blood banks PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To set specific standards that meet federal requirements so that New York State can be exempt from the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amend- ments. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Current law requires clinical laboratory or blood bank directors to have a specialty background in the type of specific testing or activities the facility is engaging in. Sections one through three of this bill would amend the law to require general certificates of qualification rather than specialized ones. Section four eliminates specific limitations and requirements on cyto-
2023-S8966 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8966 I N S E N A T E April 3, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to certificates of qualification for clinical laboratories and blood banks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 572 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 436 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: § 572. Certificates of qualification. No person shall act as a direc- tor in a clinical laboratory located in or accepting specimens from New York state or in a blood bank located in or collecting, processing, storing or distributing blood products in New York state unless a valid certificate of qualification has been issued as provided in section five hundred seventy-three of this title. [A certificate shall be issued authorizing the holder to perform or direct one or more procedures or one or more categories of such procedures.] § 2. Section 573 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 436 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: § 573. Issuance of certificates of qualification. 1. [The public health council shall prescribe minimum qualifications for directors in areas of testing, including, but not limited to, microbiology, immunolo- gy, chemistry, hematology, biophysics, cytology, pathology, genetics and blood banking. 2.] The department shall issue a certificate of qualification to any person who meets [such] PRESCRIBED minimum qualifications and who other- wise demonstrates to the department that such person possesses the char- acter, competence, training and ability to administer properly the tech- nical and scientific operation of a clinical laboratory or blood bank, including supervision of procedures and reporting of findings of tests. [3.] 2. Application for a certificate of qualification shall be made on forms provided by the department [and shall contain the procedures or categories of procedures for which the certificate is sought] and such other information as the department may require. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14434-01-4
2023-S8966A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9235
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§572, 573, 575 & 576-a, Pub Health L
2023-S8966A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8966A SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to certificates of qualification for clinical laboratories and blood banks PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To set specific standards that meet federal requirements so that New York State can be exempt from the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amend- ments. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Current law requires clinical laboratory or blood bank directors to have a specialty background in the type of specific testing or activities the facility is engaging in. Sections one through three of this bill would amend the law to require general certificates of qualification rather than specialized ones.
2023-S8966A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8966--A I N S E N A T E April 3, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to certificates of qualification for clinical laboratories and blood banks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 572 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 436 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: § 572. Certificates of qualification. No person shall act as a direc- tor in a clinical laboratory located in or accepting specimens from New York state or in a blood bank located in or collecting, processing, storing or distributing blood products in New York state unless a valid certificate of qualification has been issued as provided in section five hundred seventy-three of this title. [A certificate shall be issued authorizing the holder to perform or direct one or more procedures or one or more categories of such procedures.] § 2. Section 573 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 436 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: § 573. Issuance of certificates of qualification. 1. [The public health council shall prescribe minimum qualifications for directors in areas of testing, including, but not limited to, microbiology, immunolo- gy, chemistry, hematology, biophysics, cytology, pathology, genetics and blood banking. 2.] The department shall issue a certificate of qualification to any person who meets [such] PRESCRIBED minimum qualifications UNDER FEDERAL REGULATIONS, INCLUDING BOARD CERTIFICATION AS REQUIRED and who otherwise demonstrates to the department that such person possesses the character, competence, training and ability to administer properly the technical and scientific operation of a clinical laboratory or blood bank, includ- ing supervision of procedures and reporting of findings of tests. [3.] 2. Application for a certificate of qualification shall be made on forms provided by the department [and shall contain the procedures or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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