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S 6076: Requires sickle cell disease coursework or training for every medical student, medical resident and physician assistant student in the state.
What S 6076 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law requires medical students, residents, and physician assistant students in the state to complete coursework or training on sickle cell disease as part of their curriculum. This training must be approved by the department and covers awareness and treatment of the disease. Students must also provide documentation to the department demonstrating their completion and competence in the training. The department will develop guidelines with the state board for medicine and the health equity council. The law also requires the department to submit a report on the implementation and effectiveness of the training one year after its effective date and annually thereafter.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6076
- What is the current status of S 6076?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6076 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HEALTH".
- Did S 6076 pass?
- Not yet. S 6076 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6076, and where is it now?
- S 6076 was authored by Sen. Kevin Parker. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 379 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6076 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 requiring sickle cell disease coursework or training for every medical student, medical resident and physician assistant student in the state 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 2500-n to read as follows: 3 § 2500-n. Sickle cell disease training. 1. Every medical student, 4 medical resident and physician assistant student in the state as part of 5 the curriculum provided by medical schools, medical residency programs 6 and physician assistant programs shall complete coursework or training, 7 approved by the department, regarding awareness and treatment of sickle 8 cell disease. 9 2. Every medical student, medical resident and physician assistant 10 student in the state shall provide to the department documentation 11 demonstrating the completion of and competence in the coursework or 12 training required pursuant to subdivision one of this section. 13 3. The department shall consult with the state board for medicine and 14 the health equity council in developing guidelines for the coursework or 15 training required pursuant to subdivision one of this section. 16 4. One year after the effective date of this section and annually 17 every year thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the 18 governor and the legislature on the implementation and effectiveness of 19 the coursework or training required pursuant to subdivision one of this 20 section. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 22 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 23 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 24 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 25 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10668-01-5
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