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NY S00317

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Julia Salazar

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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 as part of their orientation programs

  • Mandates that students provide documentation to the Department of Health demonstrating completion of and competence in the required anti-bias training

  • Directs the Department of Health to consult with the State Board for Medicine and the Division of Human Rights in developing training guidelines

  • Requires the Department of Health to submit annual reports to the governor and legislature on the implementation and effectiveness of the training, beginning one year after the effective date

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

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

2/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Health2/11/2026
Health1/7/2026
Health3/5/2025
Health1/8/2025

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