Requires physicians, chiropractors, dentists, registered nurses, podiatrists, optometrists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and dental hygienists to have completed two hours of coursework or training regarding the identification and reporting of elderly abuse prior to the renewal of a license, registration or limited permit; provides procedures and provides for exemptions when no need therefor.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4422
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. McKEVITT, GRAF, KOLB -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Educa-
tion
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to professional education
in the area of elderly abuse
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs b and c of subdivision 3 of section 6507 of the
2 education law, as added by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, are amended
3 and a new paragraph d is added to read as follows:
4 b. Review qualifications in connection with licensing requirements;
5 [and]
6 c. Provide for licensing examinations and reexaminations[.]; and
7 d. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner shall
8 establish standards requiring that all persons applying, on or after
9 January first, two thousand sixteen, initially, or for the renewal of, a
10 license, registration or limited permit to be a physician, chiropractor,
11 dentist, registered nurse, podiatrist, optometrist, psychiatrist,
12 psychologist or dental hygienist shall, in addition to all the other
13 licensure, certification or permit requirements, have completed two
14 hours of coursework or training regarding the identification and report-
15 ing of elderly abuse and maltreatment. The coursework or training shall
16 be obtained from an institution or provider which has been approved by
17 the department to provide such coursework or training. The coursework or
18 training shall include information regarding the physical and behavioral
19 indicators of elderly abuse and maltreatment and shall include but not
20 be limited to, when and how a report of elderly abuse must be made, what
21 other actions the reporter is mandated or authorized to take, the legal
22 protections afforded reporters, and the consequences, if any, for fail-
23 ing to report. Each applicant shall provide the department with documen-
24 tation showing that he or she has completed the required training. The
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 department shall provide an exemption from the elderly abuse and
2 maltreatment training requirements to any applicant who requests such an
3 exemption and who shows, to the department's satisfaction, that there
4 would be no need because of the nature of his or her practice for him or
5 her to complete such training.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
7 it shall have become a law.
