Bill Text: NY S00697 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to the employment of persons to function as central service technicians in certain healthcare facilities.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-06-11 - SUBSTITUTED BY A878A [S00697 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S00697-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 697--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the employment of persons to function as central service technicians in certain health- care facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2 2824 to read as follows: 3 S 2824. CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIANS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS 4 SECTION, THE TERMS: 5 (A) "CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO PROVIDES THE 6 SERVICES OF DECONTAMINATION, PREPARATION, PACKAGING, STERILIZATION, AND 7 STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF REUSABLE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION OR DEVICES 8 IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES OTHER THAN IN THE COURSE OF PRACTICING AS A 9 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. 10 (B) "HEALTHCARE FACILITY" SHALL MEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL AS DEFINED BY 11 SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE OR A 12 HOSPITAL AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED 13 ONE OF THIS ARTICLE OPERATING AS A DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER 14 AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES. 15 (C) "HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL" SHALL MEAN A PERSON LICENSED OR CERTI- 16 FIED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW. 17 2. A PERSON SHALL NOT FUNCTION AS A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN IN A 18 HEALTHCARE FACILITY AND A HEALTHCARE FACILITY SHALL NOT EMPLOY OR OTHER- 19 WISE CONTRACT FOR THE SERVICES OF A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN UNLESS 20 THE PERSON MEETS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04692-04-3 S. 697--A 2 1 (A) (I) HAS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED CENTRAL 2 SERVICE EXAM FOR CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIANS; AND (II) HOLDS AND MAIN- 3 TAINS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CREDENTIALS ADMINISTERED BY A NATIONALLY 4 ACCREDITED CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN CREDENTIALING ORGANIZATION: THE 5 CERTIFIED REGISTERED CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN CREDENTIAL, THE CERTI- 6 FIED STERILE PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION TECHNICIAN CREDENTIAL OR A 7 SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT CREDENTIAL; OR 8 (B) PROVIDES EVIDENCE THAT THE PERSON WAS EMPLOYED OR OTHERWISE 9 CONTRACTED FOR THE SERVICES AS A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN IN A HEALTH- 10 CARE FACILITY FOR A CUMULATIVE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, OCCURRING WITHIN THE 11 FOUR YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. IN 12 FURTHERANCE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, ANY CONTRACTOR OR EMPLOYER OF PERSONS 13 FUNCTIONING AS A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF 14 THIS SECTION SHALL CONFIRM IN WRITING TO EACH EMPLOYEE OR CONTRACTOR HIS 15 OR HER EMPLOYMENT IN A CAPACITY FUNCTIONING AS A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNI- 16 CIAN IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION; 17 OR 18 (C) IS A STUDENT OR INTERN PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A CENTRAL 19 SERVICE TECHNICIAN IF THE STUDENT OR INTERN IS UNDER THE DIRECT SUPER- 20 VISION OF AN APPROPRIATELY LICENSED OR CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL 21 AND IS FUNCTIONING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE STUDENT'S OR INTERN'S TRAIN- 22 ING. 23 3. A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF 24 PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE EIGHTEEN 25 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF HIRE TO OBTAIN THE CERTIFIED REGISTERED CENTRAL 26 SERVICE TECHNICIAN CREDENTIAL OR THE CERTIFIED STERILE PROCESSING AND 27 DISTRIBUTION TECHNICIAN CREDENTIAL. 28 4. A PERSON WHO QUALIFIES TO FUNCTION AS A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN 29 IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY UNDER PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO 30 OF THIS SECTION MUST ANNUALLY COMPLETE TEN HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION 31 CREDITS TO REMAIN QUALIFIED TO FUNCTION AS A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN. 32 5. (A) A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN SHALL DOCUMENT IN WRITING GOOD 33 CAUSE THAT PREVENTS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT 34 AS PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE 35 ANY OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS: A MEDICAL CONDITION WHICH REQUIRES AN 36 EXTENDED LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND IS DOCUMENTED BY AN APPROPRIATE HEALTHCARE 37 PROFESSIONAL, OR EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE 38 UNITED STATES. IF ONE OF THESE CONDITIONS IS MET, AN EXTENSION TO MEET- 39 ING THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT, AS PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION 40 FOUR OF THIS SECTION, MAY BE GRANTED BY: 41 (I) THE ACCREDITING AGENCY OF A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN QUALIFYING 42 UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION; OR 43 (II) A HEALTHCARE FACILITY EMPLOYING OR CONTRACTING A CENTRAL SERVICE 44 TECHNICIAN UNDER PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. 45 (B) IF AN EXTENSION IS GRANTED, A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN SHALL 46 COMPLETE ALL PAST DUE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN NINETY 47 DAYS UPON RESOLUTION OF THE MEDICAL CONDITION OR TERMINATION OF EXTENDED 48 ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. 49 6. A HEALTHCARE FACILITY MAY EMPLOY OR OTHERWISE CONTRACT WITH A 50 PERSON WHO DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS 51 SECTION TO FUNCTION AS A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN IN A HEALTHCARE 52 FACILITY IF: 53 (A) AFTER A DILIGENT AND THOROUGH EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE, THE HEALTHCARE 54 FACILITY IS UNABLE TO EMPLOY OR CONTRACT WITH A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF 55 QUALIFIED CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIANS WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS 56 SECTION; S. 697--A 3 1 (B) THE HEALTHCARE FACILITY MAKES A WRITTEN RECORD OF ITS EFFORTS 2 UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND RETAINS THE RECORD AT THE 3 HEALTHCARE FACILITY; AND 4 (C) THE PERSON MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION 5 TWO OF THIS SECTION WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE START OF EMPLOYMENT OR 6 CONTRACTING FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN DUTIES. 7 7. A HEALTHCARE FACILITY THAT EMPLOYS OR CONTRACTS WITH A CENTRAL 8 SERVICE TECHNICIAN SHALL UPON REQUEST OF ANOTHER HEALTHCARE FACILITY, OR 9 UPON REQUEST OF A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN EMPLOYED BY, FORMERLY 10 EMPLOYED BY OR CONTRACTED TO PERFORM AS A CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT 11 THE HEALTHCARE FACILITY, VERIFY THE DATES OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONTRACT OF 12 SUCH PERSON. 13 8. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT ANY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL 14 FROM PERFORMING CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIANS' TASKS OR FUNCTIONS IF THE 15 PERSON IS ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER PRACTICE. NOTHING IN 16 THIS SECTION SHALL MEAN THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL NOT LICENSED PURSUANT TO 17 TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW MAY PERFORM TASKS OR FUNCTIONS LIMITED 18 TO THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL UNDER SUCH TITLE. 19 9. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS AS HE OR SHE MAY DEEM 20 APPROPRIATE TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION. 21 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the eighteenth 22 month after it shall have become a law.