What's happening
This bill reduces the biennial registration fee for medical physicists from $300 to $125 in New York State.
Why it matters
Reduces the financial burden on medical physicists. , potentially making it more affordable for current and aspiring professionals to maintain their licenses in New York, which could help retain talent in the state.
May encourage more professionals to enter or remain in the field of medical physics. , which is critical for healthcare facilities that rely on their expertise for safe and effective use of radiation and imaging technologies.
Could lead to increased compliance with registration requirements. by lowering the cost barrier, which may help ensure higher professional standards and better patient safety.
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Lower Medical Physics License Fee
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STATE OF NEW YORK
136
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to biennial registration fees for the profession of medical physics
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 8705 of the education law, as added by chapter 495 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
6. Fee: pay a fee of three hundred dollars to the department for admission to a department conducted examination for licensure, a fee of one hundred fifty dollars for licensure with special competency in the first specialty and twenty-five dollars for each additional specialty, and a fee of [three hundred] one hundred twenty-five dollars for each biennial registration period.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01626-01-7
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