New York bill S00911 mandates diversity, inclusion, and bias elimination training for physicians, physician assistants, and nurses every two years.

The New York bill S00911 amends the education law to require physicians, physician assistants, and nurses to complete biennial diversity, inclusion, and bias elimination training as part of their continuing medical education. The training must be taught by individuals representative of the diversity of the New York health care system and academically trained or experienced in diversity, inclusion, and bias elimination. Training topics include implicit and explicit bias, equal access to medical care, and strategies to address health care disparities.

New York bill S00911 mandates diversity, inclusion, and bias elimination training for physicians, physician assistants, and nurses every two years.

The New York bill S00911 amends the education law to require physicians, physician assistants, and nurses to complete biennial diversity, inclusion, and bias elimination training as part of their continuing medical education. The training must be taught by individuals representative of the diversity of the New York health care system and academically trained or experienced in diversity, inclusion, and bias elimination. Training topics include implicit and explicit bias, equal access to medical care, and strategies to address health care disparities.