S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7364
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 14, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Higher Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to statements of special-
         ty by a physician
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  6527 of the education law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
    3    9. A LICENSED PHYSICIAN MAY INCLUDE A STATEMENT THAT HE OR SHE  LIMITS
    4  HIS OR HER PRACTICE TO SPECIFIC FIELDS, BUT MAY ONLY INCLUDE A STATEMENT
    5  THAT  HE  OR SHE IS CERTIFIED OR ELIGIBLE FOR CERTIFICATION BY A PRIVATE
    6  OR PUBLIC BOARD OR PARENT ASSOCIATION IF THAT BOARD OR ASSOCIATION IS AN
    7  AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES MEMBER BOARD OR A MEMBER BOARD  OF
    8  THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION, A BOARD OR ASSOCIATION WITH EQUIV-
    9  ALENT  REQUIREMENTS  APPROVED  BY THAT PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON'S LICENSING
   10  BOARD, OR A BOARD OR ASSOCIATION WITH AN ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRAD-
   11  UATE MEDICAL  EDUCATION  APPROVED  POSTGRADUATE  TRAINING  PROGRAM  THAT
   12  PROVIDES COMPLETE TRAINING IN THAT SPECIALTY OR SUBSPECIALTY.
   13    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
   14  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08571-01-3