Section 3702. Advisory council

1.  There is hereby created the New York
  state  advisory  council  on  physician's  assistants  and  specialist's
  assistants.  It shall consist of the chancellor of the state university,
  or his duly designated representative, and twelve members  appointed  by
  the  governor,  including  at  least  five  physicians,  one  registered
  professional  nurse,  one  physician's   assistant,   one   specialist's
  assistant, one hospital administrator, one representative of the public,
  and two persons licensed as allied health professionals under the public
  health law or the education law. The governor shall designate one member
  to serve as chairman.
    2.  The  term of office of each appointive member of the council shall
  be for  three  years  provided,  however,  that  of  the  members  first
  appointed,  four  shall  be  appointed  for  terms which shall expire on
  December thirty-first, nineteen  hundred  seventy-two,  four  for  terms
  which   shall   expire   on   December  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred
  seventy-three, and four shall be appointed for terms which shall  expire
  on  December  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred seventy-four.   Vacancies
  shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired  term.  The  appointive
  members shall continue in office until the expiration of their terms and
  until their successors are appointed and have qualified.
    3.  The members of the council shall receive no compensation for their
  services as members of the council, but each of them  shall  be  allowed
  the   necessary  and  actual  expenses  which  he  shall  incur  in  the
  performance of his duties under this section.
    4. The council shall advise the  commissioner  of  health  on  matters
  pertaining  to  the promulgation of regulations defining and restricting
  the  duties  which  may  be  assigned  to  physician's  assistants   and
  specialist's  assistants  by  their supervising physician, the degree of
  supervision required, the manner in which such duties may be  performed,
  the  different medical specialties for which specialist's assistants may
  be registered and such other matters as it deems pertinent.
    5. The council shall advise the commissioner of education  on  matters
  pertaining  to  the  nature  and content of programs for the training of
  physician's assistants and specialist's assistants, the promulgation  of
  regulations defining unprofessional conduct and such other matters as it
  deems pertinent.
    6.  The  council  shall  report  to  the  commissioners  of health and
  education no later than the first day of  January  next  succeeding  the
  date  on  which  this  bill  is  enacted, and annually thereafter, their
  recommendations  as  to  how  physician's  assistants  and  specialist's
  assistants  can  best  contribute  to  the  effective functioning of the
  health care system.