New York S 5720: Establishes registered medical assistants

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S05720 Summary:

BILL NOS05720 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05541

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 131-D §§6549-aa - 6549-ee, amd §6908, Ed L

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Establishes registered medical assistants; outlines what such persons can do with such title.

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BILL NOS05720 

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02/28/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5720

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing regis-
 tered medical assistants

 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 article 131-D
 2 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 131-D
 4 MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
 5 Section 6549-aa. Definitions.
 6 6549-bb. Registration.
 7 6549-cc. Performance of medical assistant services.
 8 6549-dd. Construction.
 9 6549-ee. Regulations.
 10 § 6549-aa. Definitions. As used in this article:
 11 1. "Medical assistant" means a person who is registered pursuant to
 12 this article as a medical assistant.
 13 2. "Health care practitioner" means a physician, physician assistant,
 14 nurse practitioner, podiatrist, or midwife licensed or certified pursu-
 15 ant to this title.
 16 3. "Basic administrative and clerical tasks" means those non-clinical
 17 services related to medical office operations, including but not limited
 18 to: updating and filing patient records and insurance forms; billing and
 19 coding; completing hospital admissions forms; and assigning referrals
 20 and laboratory services.
 21 4. "Advanced clinical tasks" means preparing and administering vacci-
 22 nations or immunizations.
 23 5. "Approved program" means a post-secondary medical assisting educa-
 24 tion program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of
 25 Allied Health Education Programs or the American Medical Association or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09536-01-5

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 1 its successor, the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools or its
 2 successor, or another certificate program for the education of medical
 3 assistants approved by the department.
 4 § 6549-bb. Registration. 1. To qualify for registration as a medical
 5 assistant, each person shall pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to
 6 the department and shall also submit satisfactory evidence, verified by
 7 oath or affirmation, that such person:
 8 (a) at the time of application is at least eighteen years of age;
 9 (b) is of good moral character; and
 10 (c) has successfully completed an approved program.
 11 2. The department shall furnish to each person applying for registra-
 12 tion hereunder an application form calling for such information as the
 13 department deems necessary and shall issue to each applicant who satis-
 14 fies the requirements of subdivision one of this section a certificate
 15 of registration as medical assistant for the period expiring December
 16 thirty-first of the first odd-numbered year terminating subsequent to
 17 such registration.
 18 3. Every registrant shall apply to the department for a certificate of
 19 registration. The department shall mail to every registered medical
 20 assistant an application form for registration, addressed to the regis-
 21 trant's post office address on file with the department. Upon receipt of
 22 such application properly executed, together with evidence of satisfac-
 23 tory completion of such continuing education requirements as may be
 24 established by the commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of
 25 health, the department shall issue a certificate of registration.
 26 Registration periods shall be triennial and the registration fee shall
 27 be forty-five dollars.
 28 § 6549-cc. Performance of m