Extends the utilization of limited permit practice of medicine to private offices or clinics in urgent care settings, prisons, schools, and universities; extends the duration of such limited permits to three years.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8297
SPONSOR: Sayegh TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to extending the utiliza-
tion of limited permit practice of medicine to private offices or clin-
ics in urgent care settings, prisons, schools, and universities
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This legislation will amend the education law to extend the utilization
of limited permit practice of medicine to private offices or clinics in
urgent care settings, prisons, schools and universities to help contend
with the ongoing physician shortage.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 6525 of the education law expanding the
utilization of limited permit practice of medicine to private offices or
clinic in an urgent care setting, prison, school or university. The
duration of the limited permit is also extended from two to three years,
with renewal occurring once every three years as opposed to biennially.
Section 2 sets the effective date.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
N/A
JUSTIFICATION:
New York State, like the rest of the nation, is grappling with a signif-
icant shortage of physicians, particularly in underserved areas and
certain settings such as urgent care, prisons, schools and universities.
A 2021 report by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges)
shows that the United States could see an estimated shortage of between
37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, including shortfalls in both
primary and specialty care. This shortage is negatively affecting the
access, cost and quality for New Yorkers. The American Medical Associ-
ation reports that New York State alone $141.2 billion in total economic
activity is generated by physicians alone. International Medical Gradu-
ates certified by the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
(ECFMG) and unmatched American Medical Graduates who have more educa-
tion, more training and more skills than physician assistants and nurse
practitioners can play a vital role to solve this issue in New York
State.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment, and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8297
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
November 27, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to extending the utiliza-
tion of limited permit practice of medicine to private offices or
clinics in urgent care settings, prisons, schools, and universities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 6525 of the education law, as added by chapter 987
2 of the laws of 1971, paragraph 1 of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter
3 133 of the laws of 1982, and subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 62 of
4 the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
5 § 6525. Limited permits. Permits limited as to eligibility, practice
6 and duration, shall be issued by the department to eligible applicants,
7 as follows:
8 1. Eligibility[:]. The following persons shall be eligible for a
9 limited permit:
10 [(1)] (a) A person who fulfills all requirements for a license as a
11 physician except those relating to the examination and citizenship or
12 permanent residence in the United States;
13 [(2)] (b) A foreign physician who holds a standard certificate from
14 the educational council for foreign medical graduates or who has passed
15 an examination satisfactory to the state board for medicine and in
16 accordance with the commissioner's regulations; or
17 [(3)] (c) A foreign physician or a foreign intern who is in this coun-
18 try on a non-immigration visa for the continuation of medical study,
19 pursuant to the exchange student program of the United States department
20 of state.
21 2. Limit of practice. A permittee shall be authorized to practice
22 medicine only under the supervision of a licensed physician and only in
23 a public, voluntary, or proprietary hospital or a private office or
24 clinic in an urgent care setting, prison, school, or university.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. Duration. A limited permit shall be valid for [two] three years.
2 It may be renewed [biennially] once every three years at the discretion
3 of the department.
4 4. Fees. The fee for each limited permit and for each renewal shall be
5 one hundred five dollars.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
7 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
8 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
9 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
10 on or before such effective date.
