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EDU-10-15-00003-A Requirements for Medical Physics Education Programs and Eligibility for Limited Permits in Specialty Areas of Medical Physics
6/3/15 N.Y. St. Reg. EDU-10-15-00003-A
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXVII, ISSUE 22
June 03, 2015
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
I.D No. EDU-10-15-00003-A
Filing No. 402
Filing Date. May. 19, 2015
Effective Date. Jun. 03, 2015
Requirements for Medical Physics Education Programs and Eligibility for Limited Permits in Specialty Areas of Medical Physics
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
Amendment of sections 52.31, 79-8.5 and 79-8.6 of Title 8 NYCRR.
Requirements for medical physics education programs and eligibility for limited permits in specialty areas of medical physics.
Purpose:
To reflect changes in national accreditation requirements for medical physics education programs and repeal obsolete provisions.
Text or summary was published
in the March 11, 2015 issue of the Register, I.D. No. EDU-10-15-00003-P.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
Kirti Goswami, State Education Department, Office of Counsel, State Education Building, Room 148, 89 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12234, (518) 474-6400, email: legal@nysed.gov
Initial Review of Rule
As a rule that does not require a RFA, RAFA or JIS, this rule will be initially reviewed in the calendar year 2020, which is no later than the 5th year after the year in which this rule is being adopted
Assessment of Public Comment
Since the publication of a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in the March 11, 2015 State Register, the State Education Department received the following comments:
1. COMMENT:
A radiological and medical physics society expressed support for the amendment of 8 NYCRR § § 52.31 and 79-8.5. This commenter stated that replacing the current requirement that medical physics education programs offer a supervised clinical experience with the requirement that such programs provide their students with instruction in the clinical applications of medical physics is consistent with the current Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Program requirements. This commenter further stated that the amendment will permit “graduates from programs that do not include direct patient contact as part of the academic education, to be eligible for licensure in NY State.” The commenter also stated that it has no objection to the repeal of 8 NYCRR § 79-8.6 because its licensing provisions became obsolete after August 25, 2004.
DEPARTMENT RESPONSE:
The Department appreciates the supportive comment as it works to both protect the public and provide greater access to medical physics services to New Yorkers.
2. COMMENT:
Another radiological society expressed its support of the amendment of 8 NYCRR § 52.31 because it eliminates the requirement that medical physics education programs offer a supervised clinical experience in order for their students to be eligible for licensure in New York State and instead permits such programs to offer instruction in the clinical applications of medical physics. This commenter further stated that this amendment reflects current Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Program requirements, which do not include clinical experience. This commenter asserted that by eliminating the supervised clinical experience requirement, the amendment removes an impediment to New York State licensure for students who attend programs that do not offer clinical experience that involves direct patient contact.
In addition, the commenter supports the amendment of 8 NYCRR § 79-8.5 because it only requires a limited permit in a specialty area of medical physics for students enrolled in programs that offer clinical experience that involves direct patient contact, which is consistent with the amendment of 8 NYCRR § 52.31.
This commenter also stated that it has no objection to the repeal of 8 NYCRR § 79-8.6 because, inter alia, it has no application to current applicants for licensure in New York State.
DEPARTMENT RESPONSE:
The Department appreciates the supportive comment as it works to both protect the public and provide greater access to medical physics services to New Yorkers.
