General Assembly Raised Bill No. 169
February Session, 2018 LCO No. 743
*00743_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 169
February Session, 2018
LCO No. 743
*00743_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING CLINICAL CLERKSHIPS AND TRAINING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 20-11a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2018):
(b) No person shall participate in a clinical clerkship program unless such person is (1) a student in a medical [school] education program leading to the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine located in the United States or Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association; or (2) is a third or fourth year student in a medical [school] education program leading to the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine located outside the United States or Canada, provided the clerkship is conducted within a program that is based in a hospital that has a residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association in the clinical area of the clerkship or within a program that is based in a hospital that is a primary affiliated teaching hospital of a medical [school] education program leading to the degree of doctor of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
Sec. 2. Subdivision (21) of subsection (b) of section 20-9 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2018):
(21) Any foreign physician or surgeon (A) participating in supervised clinical training under the direct supervision and control of a physician or surgeon licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and (B) whose professional activities are confined to a licensed hospital that has a residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or that is a primary affiliated teaching hospital of a medical [school] education program leading to the degree of doctor of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Such hospital shall verify that the foreign physician or surgeon holds a current valid license in another country; or
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2018 20-11a(b)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2018 20-9(b)(21)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2018
20-11a(b)
Sec. 2
July 1, 2018
20-9(b)(21)
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit placement of students seeking a degree as an anesthesiology assistant in clinical clerkships and training.
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