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NY A04116
Bill
Status
1/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Karines Reyes
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AI Summary
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Requires all medical students, medical residents, and physician assistant students in New York to complete department-approved coursework or training on awareness and elimination of implicit and explicit bias during orientation programs
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Students must submit documentation to the Department of Health demonstrating completion of and competence in the required anti-bias training
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Department of Health must consult with the State Board for Medicine and the Division of Human Rights to develop training guidelines
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Department of Health must submit annual reports to the governor and legislature on implementation and effectiveness of the training, beginning one year after the effective date
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for rulemaking to prepare for implementation
Legislative Description
Requires anti-bias training for every medical student, medical resident and physician assistant student in the state; requires the department of health to make an annual report on the implementation and effectiveness of such training.
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026