Section 6505-B. Course work or training in infection control practices  


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  • Every dentist, registered nurse, licensed practical  nurse,  podiatrist,
      optometrist  and  dental  hygienist practicing in the state shall, on or
      before July first, nineteen hundred ninety-four  and  every  four  years
      thereafter,   complete  course  work  or  training  appropriate  to  the
      professional's practice approved by the department  regarding  infection
      control and barrier precautions, including engineering and work practice
      controls,  in  accordance  with  regulatory standards promulgated by the
      department, in consultation with the department of health,  which  shall
      be consistent, as far as appropriate, with such standards adopted by the
      department  of health pursuant to section two hundred thirty-nine of the
      public health law to prevent the transmission of HIV, HBV or HCV in  the
      course  of  professional practice. Each such professional shall document
      to the department at the time of registration commencing with the  first
      registration  after  July  first,  nineteen hundred ninety-four that the
      professional has completed course work or training  in  accordance  with
      this  section,  provided,  however  that  a  professional subject to the
      provisions of paragraph (f) of subdivision one of  section  twenty-eight
      hundred  five-k  of  the  public  health law shall not be required to so
      document.  The  department  shall  provide  an   exemption   from   this
      requirement to anyone who requests such an exemption and who (i) clearly
      demonstrates  to  the  department's  satisfaction that there would be no
      need for him or her to complete such course work or training because  of
      the  nature  of his or her practice or (ii) that he or she has completed
      course work or training deemed by the department to be equivalent to the
      course work or training approved by  the  department  pursuant  to  this
      section.  The department shall consult with organizations representative
      of professions, institutions  and  those  with  expertise  in  infection
      control  and  HIV,  HBV and HCV with respect to the regulatory standards
      promulgated pursuant to this section.