S07932 Summary:
BILL NO | S07932 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A10408 |
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SPONSOR | LAVALLE |
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COSPNSR | |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add Art 168 §§8850 - 8856, Ed L | |
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Relates to the licensure of pathologists' assistants. |
S07932 Actions:
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05/26/2016 | REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/01/2016 | 1ST REPORT CAL.1325 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2016 | 2ND REPORT CAL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/06/2016 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2016 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2016 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2016 | referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2016 | substituted for a10408 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2016 | ordered to third reading rules cal.315 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2016 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2016 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/16/2016 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/28/2016 | SIGNED CHAP.497 |
S07932 Committee Votes:
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Abbate
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Crespo
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Gottfried
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Lopez
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Palumbo
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Simon
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Abinanti
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Crouch
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Graf
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Lupardo
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Paulin
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Simotas
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Arroyo
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Curran
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Gunther
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Lupinacci
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Peoples-Stokes
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Skartados
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Aubry
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Cusick
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Harris
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Magee
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Perry
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Skoufis
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Barclay
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Cymbrowitz
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Hawley
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Magnarelli
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Pichardo
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Solages
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Barrett
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Davila
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Hevesi
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Malliotakis
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Pretlow
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Stec
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Barron
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DenDekker
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Hikind
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Markey
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Quart
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Steck
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Benedetto
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Dilan
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Hooper
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Mayer
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Ra
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Stirpe
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Bichotte
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Dinowitz
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Hunter
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McDonald
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Raia
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Tedisco
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Blake
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DiPietro
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Hyndman
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McDonough
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Ramos
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Tenney
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Blankenbush
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Duprey
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Jaffee
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McKevitt
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Richardson
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Thiele
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Brabenec
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Englebright
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Jean-Pierre
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McLaughlin
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Rivera
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Titone
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Braunstein
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Fahy
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Johns
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Miller
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Robinson
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Titus
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Brennan
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Farrell
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Joyner
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Montesano
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Rodriguez
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Walker
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Brindisi
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Finch
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Katz
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Morelle
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Rosenthal
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Walter
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Bronson
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Fitzpatrick
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Kavanagh
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Mosley
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Rozic
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Weinstein
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Buchwald
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Friend
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Kearns
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Moya
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Russell
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Weprin
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Butler
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Galef
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Kim
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Murray
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Ryan
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Williams
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Cahill
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Gantt
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Kolb
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Nojay
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Saladino
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Woerner
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Cancel
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Garbarino
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Lalor
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Nolan
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Santabarbara
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Wozniak
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Castorina
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Giglio
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Lavine
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Oaks
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Schimel
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Wright
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Ceretto
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Gjonaj
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Lawrence
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O'Donnell
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Schimminger
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Zebrowski
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Colton
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Glick
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Lentol
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Ortiz
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Seawright
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Mr. Speaker
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Cook
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Goldfeder
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Lifton
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Otis
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Sepulveda
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Corwin
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Goodell
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Linares
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Palmesano
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Simanowitz
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S07932 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7932 IN SENATE May 26, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the licensure of pathologists' assistants The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 168 to 2 read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 168 4 LICENSED PATHOLOGISTS' ASSISTANTS 5 Section 8850. Definitions. 6 8851. Practice as pathologists' assistant and use of the title 7 "pathologists' assistant". 8 8852. Requirements for licensure as a pathologists' assistant. 9 8853. Special provisions; eligibility. 10 8854. State committee for pathologists' assistants. 11 8855. Limited permits. 12 8856. Exemptions and exempt persons. 13 § 8850. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. The term "patholo- 14 gists' assistant" means a person licensed to assist physicians who prac- 15 tice pathology by providing services within the permitted scope of prac- 16 tice for pathologists' assistants as defined in subdivision four of this 17 section. All such services shall be performed under the direction and 18 supervision of a licensed physician who practices anatomic pathology. 19 2. The term "direction and supervision" means continuous direction and 20 supervision, but shall not be construed as necessarily requiring the 21 physical presence of the supervising physician at the time and place 22 where such services are performed. 23 3. The term "physician" means a practitioner of medicine licensed to 24 practice medicine pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of this 25 title. 26 4. The term "scope of practice for pathologists' assistants" means the 27 provision of the following services under the direction and supervision 28 of a licensed physician who practices anatomic pathology: (a) preparing EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15626-01-6S. 7932 2 1 gross tissue sections for pathology analysis, including but not limited 2 to, cutting, staining as required, describing gross anatomic features, 3 dissecting surgical specimens, and submitting tissues for bio-banking, 4 histologic processing, or other analyses; (b) performing human postmor- 5 tem examinations, including but not limited to, selection of tissues and 6 fluids for further examination, external examination, dissection, and 7 gathering and recording information for autopsy reports; and (c) other 8 functions and responsibilities in furtherance of and consistent with the 9 foregoing as determined by the department. The term does not include the 10 authority to diagnose or provide a medical opinion. Services of a 11 pathologists' assistant must be performed in a laboratory or other site 12 authorized under law to perform such services. 13 5. The term "committee" means the state committee for pathologists' 14 assistants created by this article. 15 § 8851. Practice as pathologists' assistant and use of the title 16 "pathologists' assistant". Only persons licensed or otherwise authorized 17 to practice as a pathologists' assistant under this article shall prac- 18 tice pathologist assisting or use the title "pathologists' assistant" or 19 the term "pathologists' assistant" alone or in combination with other 20 terms and phrases in describing their services and activities or the 21 designation "Path A". 22 § 8852. Requirements for licensure as a pathologists' assistant. To 23 qualify for licensure as a "licensed pathologists' assistant", an appli- 24 cant shall fulfill the following requirements: 25 1. Application: file an application with the department; 26 2. Education: receive an education, including a bachelor's or higher 27 degree in pathologists' assistant, granted on the basis of completion of 28 a program of pathologists' assistant registered with the department or 29 the substantial equivalent thereof, in accordance with the commission- 30 er's regulations; 31 3. Examination: obtain a passing score on an examination acceptable to 32 the department; 33 4. Age: at the time of application be at least twenty-one years of 34 age; 35 5. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the depart- 36 ment; and 37 6. Fee: pay a fee determined by the department for an initial license 38 and for each triennial registration period. 39 § 8853. Special provisions; eligibility. An individual who meets the 40 requirements for a license as a licensed pathologists' assistant except 41 for examination and education and who has been performing the duties of 42 a pathologists' assistant for two of the five years prior to the effec- 43 tive date of this article may be licensed without meeting additional 44 requirements, provided that such individual submits an application to 45 the department within two years of the effective date of this article. 46 For this purpose, the applicant's supervising physicians must attest to 47 the applicant's experience and competence. 48 § 8854. State committee for pathologists' assistants. 1. A state 49 committee for pathologists' assistants shall be appointed by the board 50 of regents upon the recommendation of the commissioner as a committee of 51 the board of medicine to advise solely on matters relating to patholo- 52 gists' assistants and shall assist on matters of licensure and profes- 53 sional conduct. The pathologists' assistant members of the initial 54 committee need not be licensed prior to their appointment but shall have 55 met all other requirements of licensing pursuant to section eighty-eightS. 7932 3 1 hundred fifty-three of this article except the filing of an application 2 and paying a fee. 3 2. The committee shall consist of no fewer than five individuals, to 4 be composed of a minimum of the following: 5 (a) one licensed physician who practices pathology; 6 (b) three licensed pathologists' assistants; and 7 (c) one public representative. 8 § 8855. Limited permits. 1. Eligibility. A person who fulfills all 9 requirements for licensure as a pathologists' assistant except that 10 relating to the examination shall be eligible for a limited permit. 11 2. Limit of practice. A permittee shall be authorized to practice as a 12 pathologists' assistant only under the direction and supervision of a 13 licensed physician who practices anatomic pathology and pursuant to the 14 order and direction of that licensed physician. 15 3. Duration. A limited permit shall expire one year from the date of 16 issuance. A limited permit may be extended for one additional year for 17 good cause as determined by the department. 18 4. Fees. The fee for each limited permit shall be determined by the 19 department. 20 § 8856. Exemptions and exempt persons. This article shall not prohib- 21 it: 22 1. The performance of any tasks or responsibilities by any student 23 engaged in clinical training in a general hospital licensed pursuant to 24 article twenty-eight of the public health law, provided such practice is 25 limited to clinical training that shall be carried out under the direct 26 supervision of a licensed physician who practices anatomic pathology; or 27 2. The performance of any tasks or responsibilities by any person 28 licensed under this title, provided such tasks or responsibilities are 29 permitted by the article governing the profession pursuant to which such 30 person is licensed; or 31 3. The performance of any tasks or responsibilities by any legally 32 qualified pathologists' assistants of any other state or territory who 33 is serving in the armed forces or the public health service of the 34 United States or who is employed by the veterans administration, while 35 engaged in the performance of his or her duties; or 36 4. The performance of any tasks and responsibilities by any individual 37 legally carrying out the examinations and tests enumerated in subdivi- 38 sion two of section five hundred seventy-nine of the public health law. 39 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become 40 law, provided, however, that section 8852 of the education law as added 41 by section one of this act shall take effect two years after this act 42 shall have become law; provided, further, that the department of educa- 43 tion is authorized to promulgate regulations that may be required and to 44 take other measures necessary to implement this article prior to the 45 effective date of this act, including appointment of the state committee 46 for pathologists' assistants, and acceptance and processing of applica- 47 tions for licensure.