New York A 5160: Requires diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias training for certain medical personnel as part of continuing medical education requirements

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A05160 Summary:

BILL NOA05160 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00911

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRBichotte Hermelyn, Cunningham

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§6524-a, 6541-a & 6905-a, Ed L

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Requires diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias training for physicians, physician assistants and nurses as part of continuing medical education requirements; establishes such training shall be a biennial requirement.

Go to top A05160 Actions:

BILL NOA05160 

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02/12/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5160

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, CUNNINGHAM -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring diversity,
 inclusion and elimination of bias training for certain medical person-
 nel as part of continuing medical education requirements

 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 section 6524-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 6524-a. Mandatory diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias
 4 training. 1. All physicians, in order to maintain their license in good
 5 standing, shall complete biennial diversity, inclusion and elimination
 6 of bias training.
 7 2. Such training courses shall be taught by individuals who are:
 8 a. representative of the diversity of persons served by the New York
 9 health care system; and
 10 b. academically trained in diversity, inclusion and the elimination of
 11 bias or possess prior experience educating medical professionals about
 12 diversity, inclusion and the elimination of bias.
 13 3. Such training courses shall include, but not be limited to, the
 14 following:
 15 a. information on implicit and explicit bias, equal access to medical
 16 care, serving a diverse population, diversity and inclusion initiatives,
 17 and sensitivity to cultural and other differences when interacting with
 18 members of the public or other medical personnel;
 19 b. actionable steps medical personnel can take to recognize and
 20 address their own implicit biases;
 21 c. a discussion of the historical reasons for, and the present conse-
 22 quences of, the implicit biases people hold based on the characteristics
 23 of another;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03100-01-5

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 1 d. examples of how implicit bias affects the perceptions, judgments,
 2 and actions of physicians and other medical personnel and how those
 3 perceptions, judgments, and actions result in unacceptable disparities
 4 in access to medical care;
 5 e. the administration of implicit association tests to increase aware-
 6 ness of one's unconscious biases; and
 7 f. strategies to address how unintended biases in decision making may
 8 contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing
 9 differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender
 10 identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other char-
 11 acteristics.
 12 4. Beginning one year after the effective date of this section, all
 13 physicians licensed under this article shall complete two hours of
 14 training biennially.
 15 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6541-a to
 16 read as follows:
 17 § 6541-a. Mandatory diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias
 18 training. 1. All physician assistants, in order to maintain their
 19 license in good standing, shall complete biennial diversity, inclusion
 20 and elimination of bias training.
 21 2. Such training courses shall be taught by individuals who are:
 22 a. representative of the diversity of persons served by the New York
 23 health care system; and
 24 b. academically trained in diversity, inclusion and the elimination of
 25 bias or possess prior experience educating medical professionals about
 26 diversity, inclus