Amd S3309-a, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.4348 & A.355)
Requires health care providers to complete continuing education on pain management, palliative care and addiction prior to renewing their registration to practice.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5939
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
June 12, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to continuing medical
education on pain management, palliative care and addiction
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 3309-a of
2 the public health law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2015 amend-
3 ing the public health law relating to the prescription pain medication
4 awareness program, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.4348 and
5 A.355, is amended to read as follows:
6 The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of education,
7 shall establish standards, and review and implement requirements for the
8 performance of continuing medical education on pain management, pallia-
9 tive care and addiction. Every health care professional licensed,
10 registered or certified under title eight of the education law to treat
11 humans and registered under the federal controlled substances act and in
12 possession of a registration number from the drug enforcement adminis-
13 tration, United States Department of Justice, or its successor agency,
14 shall, [every two years] prior to renewal of registration to practice,
15 complete three hours of course work as set forth in this section;
16 provided, however, that said hours shall be deemed to count toward the
17 professional's obligation for board certification or existing continuing
18 education requirement for licensure.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
20 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2015 amending the public health law
21 relating to the prescription pain medication awareness program, as
22 proposed in legislative bills numbers S.4348 and A.355, takes effect,
23 provided that the amendments to subdivision 3 of section 3309-a of the
24 public health law, made by section one of this act, shall not affect the
25 expiration and repeal of such subdivision, and shall expire and be
26 deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11642-01-5
