STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

8247

2023-2024 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

November 15, 2023 ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the supervision of intravascular administration of contrast media by a radiographer

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 3501 of the public health law, as 2 added by chapter 175 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 3 3. "Radiography" means the use of x-rays or x-ray producing equipment 4 on human beings for diagnostic purposes under the supervision of a 5 licensed practitioner. The practice includes, but is not limited to: 6 measuring and positioning patients; selecting and setting up exposure 7 factors on x-ray equipment, and the making of the x-ray exposure; the 8 performance of quality control tests; and, under the direct supervision 9 of a licensed physician, licensed nurse practitioner, or licensed physi- 10 cian assistant, the intravascular administration of contrast media when 11 such administration is an integral part of the x-ray or imaging proce- 12 dure. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13575-01-3