Bill Text: NY A02982 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2982 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the use of fluoroscopy by physician assistants.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to health [A02982 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02982-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2982
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 28, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED,  JAFFEE,  BYRNE  -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Health
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the use  of  fluo-
          roscopy by physician assistants
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 3501 of the public health law is amended by  adding
     2  a new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
     3    20.  "Fluoroscopy"  means an x-ray based technique that allows contin-
     4  uous real-time imaging of an instrument, dye,  or  body  part  during  a
     5  diagnostic  or treatment procedure so that location and movement of such
     6  instrument, dye, or body part can be detected and evaluated.
     7    § 2. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section  3502  of  the
     8  public  health  law,  as  added  by chapter 175 of the laws of 2006, are
     9  amended, and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
    10    (c) only persons licensed under this article shall practice  radiogra-
    11  phy,  radiation  therapy or nuclear medicine technology or use the title
    12  "radiographer,"  "radiologic  technologist,"  "radiation  therapist"  or
    13  "nuclear medicine technologist" or use the abbreviations LRT, RTT, LRTT,
    14  NMT, or LNMT with his or her name; [and]
    15    (d) notwithstanding paragraph (c) of this subdivision, quality control
    16  tests  and radiation therapy treatment planning may also be performed by
    17  individuals not licensed by this article[.]; and
    18    (e) a licensed physician assistant may engage in the use of fluorosco-
    19  py for guidance of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; provided  that
    20  the  physician  assistant  has  successfully  completed  an  educational
    21  program consisting of at least forty hours of didactic and  forty  hours
    22  of clinical training with successful completion of a competency exam, as
    23  approved by the department.
    24    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    25  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    26  ment or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the implementa-
    27  tion of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be
    28  made on or before such effective date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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