What's happening
This bill requires physicians to complete at least 50 hours of continuing medical education for re-registration, with exceptions for certain specialty certifications.
Why it matters
Raises the standard for physician re-registration. by mandating a minimum of 50 hours of continuing medical education (CME), which could lead to improved medical knowledge and potentially higher quality of care for patients.
Makes exceptions for physicians who are actively maintaining specialty certifications. , acknowledging that some specialty boards already enforce rigorous continuing education and assessment, thus avoiding redundant requirements for these professionals.
Establishes clear criteria for what constitutes a qualifying specialty organization. , ensuring that only recognized, reputable bodies with strict CME and recertification standards can exempt doctors from the new CME requirement, which helps maintain high professional standards.
Introduces legal accountability. by requiring physicians to attest under penalty of perjury that they have completed the required education, aiming to reduce fraudulent claims and reinforce the seriousness of ongoing professional development.
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Require Doctors Ongoing Education
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History
- Referred to higher education
- Referred to higher education
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Require Ongoing Doctor Training
In Senate Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor Phil Boyle
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4152
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, HOOPER, MAGNARELLI, MOSLEY, RYAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to continuing medical education for physicians
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 6524 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
(12)(a) Following his or her first re-registration period, no physician may be re-registered unless he or she, as part of the re-registration application, includes an attestation made under penalty of perjury, in a form prescribed by the commissioner, that he or she has completed at least fifty hours of continuing medical education pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
(b) Certification or recertification of the physician by a physician specialty organization may be completed in lieu of compliance with the continuing medical education requirements of paragraph (a) of this subdivision during the cycle in which certification or recertification is granted. As used in this section, "physician specialty organization" means: (i) the American Board of Medical Specialties; (ii) the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Professional Education; (iii) the American Board of Physician Specialties; (iv) the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; (v) any other entity maintaining standards for and certifying physician specialty certification that: (A) is approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education or an equivalent council, (B) requires successful completion of a comprehensive examination to be certified by such entity, (C) requires recertification every ten years or less, (D) requires at least twentyfive hours credit of continuing medical education each year, and (E) is a tax exempt organization described in section 501(c) of the internal
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revenue code; or (vi) any other entity determined by the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to be equivalent to the requirements described in this paragraph.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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