S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1831--B 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing polysomno- graphic technology services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 8505 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 3 5. THE PROVISION OF POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, AS DEFINED 4 BY THE COMMISSIONER, BY AN INDIVIDUAL, UNDER THE DIRECTION AND SUPER- 5 VISION OF A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, WHO HAS OBTAINED AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY 6 THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE ISSUED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO 7 HAVE MET STANDARDS, INCLUDING THOSE RELATING TO EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, 8 EXAMINATION AND CHARACTER, AS PROMULGATED IN REGULATIONS OF THE COMMIS- 9 SIONER. SUCH AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FULL DISCIPLINARY AND 10 REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND THE DEPARTMENT, PURSU- 11 ANT TO THIS TITLE, AS IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION WERE A PROFESSIONAL LICENSE 12 ISSUED UNDER THIS ARTICLE. THE APPLICATION FEE FOR SUCH AUTHORIZATION 13 SHALL BE THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS. EACH AUTHORIZATION HOLDER SHALL REGISTER 14 WITH THE DEPARTMENT EVERY THREE YEARS AND SHALL PAY A REGISTRATION FEE 15 OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS. 16 S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 17 law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01160-05-1