State regulatory activity

Updated July 9

This chart includes regulations of interest to HANYS members that have been published in the State Register as proposed regulations or are in effect via emergency regulations.

Questions or comments? Contact Karen Roach, vice president, regulatory affairs and rural health, at kroach@hanys.org.

Agency	Regulation	Description	Comments due	Status
2025
July
Workers’ Compensation Board	Amendment of Section 444.2 of Title 12 NYCRR	Dental fee schedule: Updates the dental fee schedule.	Aug. 30	Proposed regulation
June
Department of Health	Repeal of Sections 800.3(m), 800.23, 800.24, 800.25, 800.26; addition of new Sections 800.3(m), 800.24, 800.25 and 800.26 to Title 10 NYCRR	Emergency medical services equipment requirements for certified ambulance and emergency ambulance service vehicles: Updates requirements to meet industry standards that address patient and provider safety and manufacturing guidelines.	Aug. 11	Revised proposed regulation
May
Department of Health	Addition of Part 1005 to Title 10 NYCRR	Living Donor Support Program: Establishes expenses eligible for reimbursement under the NYS LDSP and establish rules for program implementation.	July 28	Proposed regulation
Department of Health	Amendment of Subpart 58-2 of Title 10 NYCRR	Blood banks: Allows ambulances to store and distribute blood and initiate and administer blood transfusions.	July 14	Proposed regulation
April
Department of Health	Amendment of Section 405.4 of Title 10 NYCRR	12-week rule for foreign medical school graduates and limited permit allowances: Allows more providers to meet the 12-week exception to graduate medical education that occurs outside of the U.S.	June 23	Pending publication for adoption
Department of Health	Amendment of Section 23.5 of Title 10 NYCRR	Expedited partner therapy for sexually transmitted infections: Permits expedited treatment for STIs for which the CDC recommends the use of expedited therapy.	June 9	Pending publication for adoption
March
Education Department	Amendment of Sections 66.5 and 66.6 of Title 8 NYCRR	Use of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents and continuing education requirements for licensed optometrists: Adds nasal sprays to the list of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents that optometrists are authorized to use to treat dry eye disease.	May 25	Emergency rule in effect
Department of Health	Amendment of Section 405.6 of Title 10 NYCRR	General hospital medical staff recertification: Hospitals must review credentials of medical staff triennially instead of biannually.	May 12	Adopted
February
Education Department	Amendment of Section 64.7 of Title 8 NYCRR	Execution by registered professional nurses of non-patient specific orders: Allows them to provide emergency medical services and pregnancy tests.	April 27	Adopted
Department of Health	Repeal and replace of 710.1 of Title 10 NYCRR	Approval of medical facility construction: Updates and streamlines the Certificate of Need review process for health facility construction projects.	April 28	Pending publication for adoption
January
Department of Health	Amendment of Section 405.45 of Title 10 NYCRR	Trauma centers nurse reviewer: Changes the requirement so that a nurse/nurse reviewer is only required for all first verification site visits for New York state.	March 31	Adopted