New York A 5634: Relates to training and registration requirements for certain kidney dialysis patient care technicians

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A05634 Summary:

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Add Art 37-B §§3720 - 3723, Pub Health L

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Establishes training and registration requirements for kidney dialysis patient care technicians; provides such training shall include clearly defined criteria for annual evaluations.

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BILL NOA05634 

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02/18/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5634

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing
 training and registration requirements for kidney dialysis patient
 care technicians

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new article
 2 37-B to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 37-B
 4 KIDNEY DIALYSIS PATIENT
 5 CARE TECHNICIANS
 6 Section 3720. Definitions.
 7 3721. Training.
 8 3722. Practice of kidney dialysis patient care.
 9 3723. Exemption.
 10 § 3720. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:
 11 1. "Kidney dialysis patient care technician" means any person, not
 12 licensed to practice medicine or nursing, or as a physician assistant or
 13 specialist assistant, who performs kidney dialysis services on a human,
 14 is employed in an out-patient dialysis center or hospital dialysis unit,
 15 and has successfully completed the training requirements established
 16 pursuant to section thirty-seven hundred twenty-one of this article and
 17 the registration requirement of section thirty-seven hundred twenty-two
 18 of this article.
 19 2. "Kidney dialysis patient care technician trainee" means any person,
 20 not licensed to practice medicine or nursing, or as a physician assist-
 21 ant or specialist assistant, who performs kidney dialysis services on a
 22 human, is employed or planning to be employed in an out-patient dialysis
 23 center or hospital dialysis unit, and has enrolled in or completed the
 24 training required by section thirty-seven hundred twenty-one of this

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09250-01-5

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 1 article and has not registered pursuant to section thirty-seven hundred
 2 twenty-two of this article.
 3 § 3721. Training. 1. The commissioner, in consultation with the
 4 commissioner of education, shall establish standardized training
 5 requirements for kidney dialysis patient care technicians.
 6 2. Such training requirements established pursuant to this section and
 7 the rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner shall have
 8 clearly defined criteria for evaluating, on an annual basis, each train-
 9 ee's attainment of training goals and competency in provision of kidney
 10 dialysis services. Kidney dialysis patient care technician training
 11 programs may be conducted by:
 12 (a) kidney dialysis providers;
 13 (b) degree and non-degree granting institutions of higher education as
 14 defined in section two of the education law, chartered, approved or
 15 licensed by the board of regents; or
 16 (c) any other entity approved by the commissioner to conduct such a
 17 program.
 18 3. The training established by this section shall include, but not be
 19 limited to, the following topics:
 20 (a) an overview of the roles and responsibilities of kidney dialysis
 21 patient care technicians; and
 22 (b) an overview of kidney dialysis therapy.
 23 § 3722. Practice of kidney dialysis patient care. 1. Except as other-
 24 wise provided by this article, no person shall provide kidney dialysis
 25 services, as such services are defined by the commissioner, unless such
 26 person has completed the training required pursuant to section thirty-
 27 seven hundred twenty-one of this article, and has registered with the
 28 department pursuant to subdivision two of this section.