New York S 1063: Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals

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S01063 Summary:

BILL NOS01063 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00319

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SPONSORSERRANO

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COSPNSRBAILEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, RIVERA, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §6505-f, Ed L; amd §2805-k, Pub Health L

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Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals, including two hours of course work or training encompassing minority healthcare issues; provides an exemption for certain individuals; requires hospitals and facilities to request documentation of the completion of training from employees and prospective employees.

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BILL NOS01063 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/29/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/29/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1464

06/04/2025PASSED SENATE

06/04/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1339

06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1063

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SERRANO, BAILEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER,
 MAY, RIVERA, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
 to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
 to requiring cultural awareness and competence training for medical
 professionals

 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 nurse prac-
 6 titioner practicing in the state who provides direct medical services to
 7 patients in this state shall, on or before July first, two thousand
 8 twenty-six and every registration period thereafter, complete course
 9 work or training regarding cultural awareness and competence in the
 10 provision of medical services in accordance with regulated standards
 11 promulgated by the department, in consultation with the department of
 12 health. Such cultural awareness and competence course work or training
 13 shall require two hours of course work or training encompassing minority
 14 healthcare issues including ethnic, religious, linguistic, sexual orien-
 15 tation and gender identity healthcare issues and their impact on minori-
 16 ty healthcare. In promulgating regulatory standards pursuant to this
 17 section the department is advised to consult with organizations repre-
 18 sentative of professions, institutions and those with expertise in
 19 cultural awareness and competence.
 20 2. As used in this section, "acceptable formal continuing education"
 21 shall mean formal programs of learning which contribute to professional
 22 practice and which meet the standards prescribed by regulations of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00464-01-5

 S. 1063 2

 1 commissioner. To fulfill the mandatory continuing education requirement,
 2 programs must be taken from sponsors having the facilities, equipment,
 3 and financial and physical resources to provide continuing education
 4 courses, approved by the department, pursuant to the regulations of the
 5 commissioner. Continuing education may be provided in an internet-based
 6 course format as approved by the department.
 7 3. Each such professional shall attest to the department at the time
 8 of registration commencing with the first registration after July first,
 9 two thousand twenty-six that the professional has completed course work
 10 or training in accordance with this section.