Bill Text: NY S01808 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1808 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires each clinical laboratory to have one or more supervisors upon the premises during business hours; provides for such supervisors' qualifications and duties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S01808 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S01808-Introduced.html

                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1808
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 16, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to clinical laborato-
          ry supervision
          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  576-d to read as follows:
     3    § 576-d. Clinical laboratory supervision. 1. Each clinical  laboratory
     4  shall  have  one or more supervisors who shall, under the general direc-
     5  tion of the director, supervise the technical personnel and reporting of
     6  findings, perform tests requiring special scientific skills, and, in the
     7  absence of the director, be responsible for the  proper  performance  of
     8  all laboratory procedures.
     9    2.  A  director  who  qualifies as provided in regulations promulgated
    10  pursuant to section five hundred seventy-three of this title shall  also
    11  be deemed qualified as a supervisor.
    12    3.  Depending  upon the size and functions of the clinical laboratory,
    13  the department may authorize the director to also serve as the  supervi-
    14  sor of such laboratory.
    15    4.  The  supervisor  shall  be  on the clinical laboratory premises or
    16  available by phone or synchronous two-way electronic audio visual commu-
    17  nications in accordance with any  applicable  regulations  made  by  the
    18  department;  provided,  that  if the supervisor is not on the laboratory
    19  premises and the person performing the test qualifies as a medical tech-
    20  nologist as provided in regulations  promulgated  pursuant  to  sections
    21  five  hundred  seventy-four  and five hundred seventy-six of this title,
    22  and thirty-one hundred twenty-one of this chapter, the results of his or
    23  her work are reviewed by the supervisor or director during  his  or  her
    24  next  duty  period,  and  a  record  is maintained to reflect the actual
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03863-01-9

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     1  review; and, provided further, that a  supervisor  shall  not  supervise
     2  more than five laboratories.
     3    5.  An  individual  who qualifies as a supervisor as provided in regu-
     4  lations promulgated pursuant to sections five hundred  seventy-four  and
     5  five  hundred  seventy-six of this title, and thirty-one hundred twenty-
     6  one of this chapter shall supervise technical personnel in the specialty
     7  of cytology only.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.