Bill > S00911

This bill requires physicians, physician assistants, and nurses in New York to complete a two-hour diversity, inclusion, and bias elimination training course every two years as part of maintaining their professional license. The training must be conducted by instructors who represent the diversity of the healthcare system and are either academically trained in diversity and inclusion or have experience educating medical professionals about these topics. The mandatory training will cover a comprehensive range of subjects, including understanding implicit and explicit bias, exploring historical and current consequences of bias, examining how unconscious biases impact medical care and treatment, administering implicit association tests, and providing strategies to address unintended biases that can lead to healthcare disparities based on characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and socioeconomic status. The requirement will take effect one year after the bill becomes law, ensuring that all licensed medical professionals complete this training biennially to maintain their professional credentials and promote more equitable healthcare practices.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S911