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Senate Bill S6076

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires sickle cell disease coursework or training for every medical student, medical resident and physician assistant student in the state

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2025-S6076 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2500-n, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8922

2025-S6076 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires sickle cell disease coursework or training for every medical student, medical resident and physician assistant student in the state.

2025-S6076 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6076 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6076
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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  requiring  sickle
   cell disease coursework or training for every medical student, medical
   resident and physician assistant student in the state

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2500-n to read as follows:
   §  2500-N.  SICKLE  CELL  DISEASE  TRAINING. 1. EVERY MEDICAL STUDENT,
 MEDICAL RESIDENT AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENT IN THE STATE AS PART OF
 THE CURRICULUM PROVIDED BY MEDICAL SCHOOLS, MEDICAL  RESIDENCY  PROGRAMS
 AND  PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAMS SHALL COMPLETE COURSEWORK OR TRAINING,
 APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, REGARDING AWARENESS AND TREATMENT OF  SICKLE
 CELL DISEASE.
   2.  EVERY  MEDICAL  STUDENT,  MEDICAL RESIDENT AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
 STUDENT IN THE STATE  SHALL  PROVIDE  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  DOCUMENTATION
 DEMONSTRATING  THE  COMPLETION  OF  AND  COMPETENCE IN THE COURSEWORK OR
 TRAINING REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSULT WITH THE STATE BOARD FOR MEDICINE  AND
 THE HEALTH EQUITY COUNCIL IN DEVELOPING GUIDELINES FOR THE COURSEWORK OR
 TRAINING REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   4.  ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND ANNUALLY
 EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL  SUBMIT  A  REPORT  TO  THE
 GOVERNOR  AND THE LEGISLATURE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF
 THE COURSEWORK OR TRAINING REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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