NY A09148

Authorizes licensed physician assistants to use fluoroscopy for guidance during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures

Requires physician assistants to complete at least 40 hours of didactic training and 40 hours of clinical training before using fluoroscopy

Mandates successful completion of a department-approved competency exam for physician assistants to perform fluoroscopy

Adds a formal definition of "fluoroscopy" to public health law as an x-ray based technique allowing continuous real-time imaging during procedures

Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for the department to develop necessary regulations