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Bill > A07304
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Introduced
04/22/2019
04/22/2019
In Committee
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the license requirements for the practice of respiratory therapy The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1
AI Summary
This bill amends the education law to change the license requirements for the practice of respiratory therapy. The key provisions are: 1) The bill changes the education requirement from an associate degree to a bachelor's degree in respiratory therapy or an equivalent program, 2) The bill exempts those already licensed as respiratory therapists from the new bachelor's degree requirement, and 3) The bill prohibits the acceptance of new applications for an initial license as a respiratory therapy technician, while allowing existing licenses to be renewed.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (7)
Bill Magnarelli (D)*,
Michael Blake (D),
Vivian Cook (D),
Anthony D'Urso (D),
Inez Dickens (D),
Ellen Jaffee (D),
Nader Sayegh (D),
Last Action
referred to higher education (on 01/08/2020)
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