What's happening
This bill sets new education and experience requirements for supervisors of establishments handling medical gases and respiratory therapy agents.
Why it matters
Raises the bar for supervisors. The bill ensures that supervisors in facilities handling medical gases or respiratory therapy agents must have at least two years of post-high school education and two years of relevant experience, promoting higher standards of safety and competence.
Public health and safety impact. By requiring supervisors to be properly educated and experienced, the law aims to reduce the risk of errors or contamination in the handling of sensitive medical products, which could directly affect patient health outcomes.
Accountability and quality assurance. The new requirements mean that individuals overseeing critical processes must demonstrate they can ensure drug products meet strict standards for safety, identity, strength, and purity—improving overall product quality and regulatory compliance.
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Toughen Medical Gas Oversight
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to higher education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–2
- Ordered to third reading cal.815
- Reported and committed to rules
- Referred to higher education
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Toughen Medical Gas Oversight
In Assembly Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor Albert A. Stirpe
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7235
IN SENATE
January 13, 2020
Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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 the supervision of the manufacturing and repacking of certain medical gases or wholesaling of respiratory therapy agents
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 6808 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
9. Supervision. Wholesalers who do not repack may designate as the supervisor a person who presents evidence of the completion of a minimum of two years of education beyond high school and who has at least two years of experience in the manufacturing, repacking and/or wholesaling of drugs satisfactory to the state board of pharmacy. Establishments which limit their operation to manufacturing and repacking of compressed medical gases and/or wholesaling of related respiratory therapy agents shall have each person responsible for supervising the manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding of a drug product have the education, training, and experience, or any combination thereof to perform assigned functions in such a manner as to provide assurance that the drug product has the safety, identity, strength, and purity that it purports to possess.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10860-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the supervision of the manufacturing and repacking of certain medical gases or wholesaling of respiratory therapy agents
Purpose
To conform the state requirements with those set at the federal level.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 - Section 6808 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9.
Section 2 - Establishes the effective date.
Justification
The education requirements New York State has set by regulation signif- icantly exceeds those required by federal regulation. This bill would conform the state requirements with those set at the federal level.
Legislative history
2019: S4687 (Antonacci) / A 7279 (Stirpe)
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
Immediately.
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