| COSPNSR | Jaffee, Miller MG, Peoples-Stokes, Williams, Dickens, Simon, Mosley, Blake, Barron, Rivera,
Seawright, Jean-Pierre, Cruz, Sayegh, Arroyo, D'Urso, Crespo, Ortiz, Simotas |
| Requires cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; requires biennial training in the non-discriminatory provision of medical services for physicians, physician assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, registered and licensed practical nurses, podiatrists, and optometrists; authorizes the department of education to develop the training in consultation with the department of health and other experts; provides for documentation and exemption from the requirements; provides for a public education program on minority health; appropriates $100,000 therefor. |
