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NY A09235
Bill
Status
12/13/2024
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Removes requirement that certificates of qualification specify particular procedures or categories of procedures, allowing certificates to cover all laboratory work performed by directors.
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Increases registration fee for certificates of qualification from $40 to $150 for both original and renewal applications.
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Replaces specific cytotechnologist workload limits (81 one-slide or 50 two-slide cases per day) with authority for the department to establish standards at least as stringent as federal regulations.
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Eliminates the registration requirement for cytotechnologists employed by clinical laboratories and removes provisions requiring cytotechnologists to maintain individual work records.
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Removes provisions allowing the department to suspend or revoke cytotechnologist registration for violations, leaving only civil penalties and potential discipline under other applicable law.
Legislative Description
Amends various provisions governing certificates of qualification for clinical laboratories and blood banks; provides for the department of health to prescribe minimum qualifications; provides that certificates shall cover all laboratory work; increases fees; requires work standards for cytotechnologists to be as stringent as federal regulations; removes registration requirement.
Last Action
approval memo.32
12/13/2024