Bill Text: NY A02035 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows certain certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants or physicians to be able to be certified as an emergency service technician to service rural areas of the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-14 - referred to health [A02035 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-A02035-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          2035

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 14, 2025
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. MAHER, E. BROWN, BENDETT, DeSTEFANO, BRABENEC,
          McDONOUGH, ANGELINO -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
          Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to certifying certain
          professionals as emergency service technicians to service rural areas

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 3002 of the public health law is amended by  adding
     2  a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
     3    9.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law, rule or regulation to
     4  the contrary, the commissioner, in consultation with the state emergency
     5  medical services council, shall develop a certification process to allow
     6  for certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, physi-
     7  cian assistants or physicians who have been in continuous practice,  who
     8  have  demonstrated  competence  in applicable behavioral and performance
     9  objectives, and who have demonstrated completion of appropriate continu-
    10  ing education, to become certified as an emergency service technician or
    11  emergency service paramedic to provide  emergency  medical  services  in
    12  rural  areas of the state. Such certification shall be based on a certi-
    13  fied registered nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner, physician assist-
    14  ant or physician's  curriculum  vitae,  experience  and  certifications.
    15  Priority  shall  be  given  to  certified registered nurse anesthetists,
    16  nurse practitioners, physician assistants or physicians  who  are  inde-
    17  pendently  licensed  and have the authority to write prescriptions for a
    18  patient.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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