115.978 Improving Transparency of Non-Physician Practitioners The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) advocate and lobby with all relevant stakeholders for more regulation and transparency of non-physician practitioners, such as a public, state-wide directory of non-physician practitioners, which includes information such as office location, field of practice, whether they have a collaborating/supervising
115.979 Scope of Practice for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy MSSNY will seek through legislation and/or regulation a requirement that all staff performing hyperbaric therapy are appropriately trained and adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local safety regulations. MSSNY will also seek through legislation and/or regulation that all chambers employed in the delivery of hyperbaric oxygen
115.999 Nursing and Medical Practice, Distinction Between: MSSNY opposes legislation which would increase the scope of nursing practice so as to blur the distinction between nursing and medical practice. (Council 3/23/78; Reaffirmed HOD 2013; Reaffirmed HOD 2023)
115.998 Nurse Practitioners – Independent Practitioners: MSSNY opposes legislation which would permit nurse practitioners to practice without a written practice agreement and collaborative relationship with a physician. (Council 4/22/82; Modified and reaffirmed HOD 2013; Reaffirmed HOD 2023)
115.997 Hepatitis B Immunization: SUNSET HOD 2014
115.996 Shortages of Nursing and Other Health Care Personnel: MSSNY is working with the Legislature to implement short and long range measures to address nursing and other health care personnel shortages such as: (1) Using New York State funds earmarked for hospital implementation of the revised minimum hospital code to provide labor rate relief for
115.995 Education Programs for Nurses: SUNSET HOD 2013
115.994 Certified Medical Assistants/Medical Assistants – Preservation of Physician Autonomy in Employment and Assignment of Duties: MSSNY updates policy 115.994 to read as follows: MSSNY will develop and promote regulation and/or legislation that allows Medical Assistants to administer immunizations, if their supervising physician has evaluated and approved their ability to do so, and it is
115.993 Scopes of Practice of Physician Extenders: MSSNY supports the formulation of more clear definitions of scopes of practice of physician extenders to include more direct physician responsibility in their supervision and limits of numbers of visits by physician extenders allowed between cooperating physician visits with their patients. MSSNY will embark on
115.992 To Mandate Registered Professional Nurses in Schools: MSSNY encourage the availability of nurses so that every public and private school has a registered professional nurse with the appropriate skills, education, and training, in every school in a ratio consistent with the National School Nurse Association recommendation, but not less than one
