S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9148
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
October 17, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the use of fluo-
roscopy by physician assistants
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3501 of the public health law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
20. "FLUOROSCOPY" MEANS AN X-RAY BASED TECHNIQUE THAT ALLOWS CONTIN-
UOUS REAL-TIME IMAGING OF AN INSTRUMENT, DYE, OR BODY PART DURING A
DIAGNOSTIC OR TREATMENT PROCEDURE SO THAT LOCATION AND MOVEMENT OF SUCH
INSTRUMENT, DYE, OR BODY PART CAN BE DETECTED AND EVALUATED.
§ 2. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 3502 of the
public health law, as added by chapter 175 of the laws of 2006, are
amended, and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
(c) only persons licensed under this article shall practice radiogra-
phy, radiation therapy or nuclear medicine technology or use the title
"radiographer," "radiologic technologist," "radiation therapist" or
"nuclear medicine technologist" or use the abbreviations LRT, RTT, LRTT,
NMT, or LNMT with [his or her] THEIR name; [and]
(d) notwithstanding paragraph (c) of this subdivision, quality control
tests and radiation therapy treatment planning may also be performed by
individuals not licensed by this article[.]; AND
(E) A LICENSED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT MAY ENGAGE IN THE USE OF FLUOROSCO-
PY FOR GUIDANCE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES; PROVIDED THAT
THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AN EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM CONSISTING OF AT LEAST FORTY HOURS OF DIDACTIC AND FORTY HOURS
OF CLINICAL TRAINING WITH SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A COMPETENCY EXAM, AS
APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.
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