New York S 4360: Requires cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; public ed program; appropriation

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S04360 Summary:

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRRIVERA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §6505-f, Ed L; amd §§2805-k & 206, Pub Health L; amd §4310, Ins L

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Requires cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; requires biennial training in the non-discriminatory provision of medical services for physicians, physician assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, registered and licensed practical nurses, podiatrists, and optometrists; authorizes the department of education to develop the training in consultation with the department of health and other experts; provides for documentation and exemption from the requirements; provides for a public education program on minority health; appropriates $100,000 therefor.

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02/04/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4360

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
 to requiring cultural awareness and competence training for all
 medical professionals; to amend the public health law, in relation to
 a public health education program; to amend the insurance law, in
 relation to requiring health maintenance organizations to provide
 funding for such cultural awareness and competence training; and
 making an appropriation therefor

 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 6505-f
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 6505-f. Course work or training in cultural awareness and compe-
 4 tence. 1. Every physician, physician assistant, dentist, registered
 5 nurse, licensed practical nurse, podiatrist, optometrist and dental
 6 hygienist practicing in the state shall, on or before July first, two
 7 thousand twenty-five and every two years thereafter, complete course
 8 work or training appropriate to the professional's practice approved by
 9 the department regarding cultural awareness and competence in the non-
 10 discriminatory provision of medical services, in accordance with regula-
 11 tory standards promulgated by the department, in consultation with the
 12 department of health. The department shall also consult with organiza-
 13 tions representative of professions, institutions and those with exper-
 14 tise in cultural awareness and competence with respect to the regulatory
 15 standards promulgated pursuant to this section.
 16 2. Each such professional shall document to the department at the time
 17 of registration commencing with the first registration after July first,
 18 two thousand twenty-five that the professional has completed course work
 19 or training in accordance with this section; provided, however, that a
 20 professional subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of subdivision

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08443-01-5

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 1 one of section twenty-eight hundred five-k of the public health law
 2 shall not be required to so document.
 3 3. The department shall provide an exemption from this requirement to
 4 anyone who requests such an exemption and who (i) clearly demonstrates
 5 to the department's satisfaction that there would be no need for them to
 6 complete such course work or training because of the nature of their
 7 practice; or (ii) that they have completed course work or training
 8 deemed by the department to be equivalent to the course work or training
 9 approved by the department pursuant to this section.
 10 § 2. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 2805-k of the public
 11 health law, as amended by chapter 477 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
 12 read as follows:
 13 (f) Documentation that the physic