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A05698 Summary:

BILL NOA05698 

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Add Art 2 Title 4-A §§255 - 255-c, Pub Health L

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Relates to the creation of the health professional nutrition education office; provides for the powers and duties of such office.

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02/20/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5698

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the creation of
 the health professional nutrition education office

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

 1 Section 1. Article 2 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 2 new title 4-A to read as follows:
 3 TITLE IV-A
 4 HEALTH PROFESSIONAL NUTRITION EDUCATION OFFICE
 5 Section 255. Definitions.
 6 255-a. Office of health professional nutrition education
 7 created.
 8 255-b. Health professional nutrition education council.
 9 255-c. Preparation and distribution of reports.
 10 § 255. Definitions. For purposes of this title:
 11 1. "Health professional" shall mean a physician or other individual
 12 providing medical and/or health care services under articles one hundred
 13 thirty-one, one hundred thirty-one-B and one hundred thirty-three of the
 14 education law.
 15 2. "Health professional training program" shall mean medical schools,
 16 graduate medical education programs, dental schools, physician assistant
 17 programs, and other institutions that educate and train health profes-
 18 sionals.
 19 3. "Office" shall mean the office of health professional nutrition
 20 education, as created pursuant to section two hundred fifty-five-a of
 21 this title.
 22 4. "Health professional nutrition education council" or "council"
 23 shall mean the advisory body to the commissioner, created pursuant to
 24 the provisions of section two hundred fifty-five-b of this title.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09932-01-5

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 1 § 255-a. Office of health professional nutrition education created.
 2 There is hereby created an office of health professional nutrition
 3 education within the department. Such office shall:
 4 1. Assist health professional training programs in developing curric-
 5 ula and programs to improve the education of health professionals in
 6 the topics of diet and nutrition. This may be accomplished by establish-
 7 ing core competencies in nutrition for relevant health professional
 8 training programs, acting as a clearinghouse for information about
 9 existing initiatives and available curricular offerings, and providing
 10 recognition for health professional training programs with excellent
 11 curricular offerings in nutrition.
 12 2. Apply for grants and accept gifts from private and public sources
 13 for research to improve and enhance the education of health profes-
 14 sionals regarding diet and nutrition. The office shall also promote
 15 nutrition education research in universities and colleges, including
 16 research regarding the impact of physician nutrition education on popu-
 17 lation health.
 18 3. Together with the council, serve as liaison to the department on
 19 matters regarding the education of health professionals in nutrition.
 20 This function shall include the provision of staff support to the coun-
 21 cil and the preparation and distribution of triennial reports as
 22 provided for in section two hundred fifty-five-c of this title.
 23 § 255-b. Health professional nutrition education council. 1. There
 24 shall be established within the office a health professional nutrition
 25 education council to be composed of the commissioner and fourteen
 26 members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of
 27 the senate. The governor