What's happening
This bill requires physicians in New York to complete at least 50 hours of continuing medical education for re-registration, with certain specialty certifications accepted as alternatives.
Why it matters
Raises the standard for ongoing physician education. by mandating 50 hours of continuing medical education (CME) for re-registration, this bill aims to keep physicians’ knowledge current and relevant, which could directly impact patient safety and quality of care.
Allows flexibility for board-certified specialists. physicians who maintain specialty certification or recertification through recognized medical boards can use that in place of the CME requirement, acknowledging the rigor of these processes and avoiding redundant requirements.
Sets clear criteria for acceptable certification organizations. the bill defines which specialty boards are recognized and outlines strict standards (like accreditation, examination, recertification frequency, CME minimums, and nonprofit status), ensuring only high-quality organizations qualify.
Introduces legal accountability through attestation. physicians must attest, under penalty of perjury, to meeting the requirement, adding a legal incentive for compliance and potentially deterring false reporting.
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Who cares
New York physicians
After their first re-registration period, physicians would need to attest under penalty of perjury that they completed at least 50 hours of continuing medical education to re-register.
Physician specialty organizations
Certification or recertification by qualifying organizations could substitute for the education requirement during the cycle in which it is granted.
State education and health commissioners
The education commissioner would prescribe the attestation form and education regulations, and could recognize equivalent certifying organizations in consultation with the health commissioner.
Headline styles
Require Continuing Education for Doctors
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Sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to higher education
- Referred to higher education
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
466
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, 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
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a tax exempt organization described in section 501(c) of the internal 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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