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Senate Bill S6414
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Permits doctors of chiropractic to form limited liability companies
download bill text pdfSponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
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Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2014
aye (54)- Addabbo Jr.
- Avella
- Bonacic
- Boyle
- Breslin
- Carlucci
- DeFrancisco
- Diaz
- Dilan
- Espaillat
- Farley
- Felder
- Flanagan
- Gallivan
- Gianaris
- Gipson
- Golden
- Griffo
- Grisanti
- Hannon
- Hoylman-Sigal
- Kennedy
- Klein
- Krueger
- LaValle
- Lanza
- Larkin
- Latimer
- Libous
- Marcellino
- Marchione
- Martins
- Maziarz
- Montgomery
- Nozzolio
- O'Mara
- Parker
- Peralta
- Perkins
- Ranzenhofer
- Ritchie
- Rivera
- Robach
- Sampson
- Savino
- Serrano
- Seward
- Skelos
- Squadron
- Stewart-Cousins
- Tkaczyk
- Valesky
- Young
- Zeldin
nay (5)excused (2)
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May 20, 2014 - Higher Education Committee Vote
S641415Aye1Nay3Aye with Reservations0Absent0Excused0Abstained -
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co-Sponsors
(R, IP) Senate District
2013-S6414 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5956
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Limited Liability Company Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§1203, 1207 & 1301, Lim Lil L; amd §1503, BC L; amd §§121-1500 & 121-1502, Partn L; amd §2801, Pub Health L; amd §§6530, 6509-a & 6531, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S5012
2015-2016: S215
2017-2018: S4291
2013-S6414 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6414
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the limited liability company law, the
business corporation law, the partnership law, the public health law
and the education law, in relation to allowing doctors of chiropractic
licensed under title VIII, article 132 of the education law to form
limited liability companies
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To amend the limited liability company law, the business corporation
law, the partnership law and the public health law to allow doctors of
chiropractic duly licensed under Title VIII, Article 132 of the
education law to form partnerships with medical doctors.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This legislation would amend § 1203(a) and § 1207(b) and § 1301(a) of
the limited liability law, 1503(a) of the business corporation law,
121-1500(q) and § 121-1502(q) of the partnership law and § 2801(l) of
the public health law to allow chiropractors licensed under Title
VIII, Article 132 of the education law. Amends section 6530 of the
Education law to make clear that such business entities would not be
prohibited from pooling fees.
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill would authorize physicians and chiropractors to form limited liability companies, professional corporations and partnerships with one another. In the last two decades, practice in and among the health professions has changed. Artificial barriers in law prohibiting multidisciplinary practices, known as "integrative medicine," which prevents physicians and other providers, including complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners like chiropractors, from co-owning a practice and collaborating and coordinating on patient care are no longer valid and should not prevail. While an integrative medical practice appears to be permissible on a macro level, New York state law prohibits collaborative, multidisciplinary practice ownership between physicians and chiropractors. In New York, current law allows medical doctors to form business entities only with other medical doctors. This law would not prevent this practice. Instead, this law recognizes that as the nature of health care changes, it is imperative that there be flexibility to allow chiropractors, who are duly licensed, the ability to be a co-owner or a joint, practice with physicians. Currently, if a doctor of chiropractic wants to establish a practice with a medical doctor, the doctor of chiropractic must give up their independent practice and become an employee of the medical doctor. This limits the business making decisions of both providers and thus may limit the ability of patients to receive the most effective and efficient healthcare. In today's health care milieu, such artificial barriers to business relationships which inhibit care coordination and collaboration are no longer tenable. Having multiple health care providers in the same practice creates ease of access, care coordination and collaboration that can only benefit patients. This saves the patient precious time and resources by allowing patient access to multiple health care services in one location and practice. This legislation is designed to clarify that each provider can practice only within their respective scope of practice and underscores that a doctor of chiropractic would not and could not be in a position to make medical decisions for the practice as a whole. Only the medical doctor can make medical decisions. In addition, this legislation also makes clear that a medical doctor cannot order or direct a chiropractor to practice outside of his or her scope, even if supervised. As the nature of health care continues to change, this legislation is needed to allow practitioners to find ways to maintain healthy care coordination and collaboration, and sustainable joint practices for the benefit of patients. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2013: Passed the Senate (S. 1940/A.5956) 2011-2012: Passed the Senate (S. 5012C/A.7403C) FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the State. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have became law.
2013-S6414 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6414
I N S E N A T E
January 22, 2014
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Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the limited liability company law, the business corpo-
ration law, the partnership law, the public health law and the educa-
tion law, in relation to allowing doctors of chiropractic licensed
under title VIII, article 132 of the education law to form limited
liability companies
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1203 of the limited liability
company law, as amended by chapter 554 of the laws of 2013, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding the education law or any other provision of law,
one or more professionals each of whom is authorized by law to render a
professional service within the state, or one or more professionals, at
least one of whom is authorized by law to render a professional service
within the state, may form, or cause to be formed, a professional
service limited liability company for pecuniary profit under this arti-
cle for the purpose of rendering the professional service or services as
such professionals are authorized to practice. With respect to a profes-
sional service limited liability company formed to provide medical
services as such services are defined in article 131 of the education
law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed
pursuant to article 131 of the education law to practice medicine in
this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability
company formed to provide dental services as such services are defined
in article 133 of the education law, each member of such limited liabil-
ity company must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of the education
law to practice dentistry in this state. With respect to a professional
service limited liability company formed to provide veterinary services
as such services are defined in article 135 of the education law, each
member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to
article 135 of the education law to practice veterinary medicine in this
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01399-03-4 S. 6414 2 state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide professional engineering, land surveying, architec- tural and/or landscape architectural services as such services are defined in article 145, article 147 and article 148 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the education law to practice one or more of such professions in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide licensed clinical social work services as such services are defined in article 154 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company shall be licensed pursuant to article 154 of the education law to practice licensed clinical social work in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide creative arts therapy services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liabil- ity company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice creative arts therapy in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide marriage and family therapy services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice marriage and family therapy in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide mental health counseling services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice mental health counseling in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide psychoanalysis services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice psychoanalysis in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide applied behavior analysis services as such services are defined in article 167 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed or certified pursuant to article 167 of the education law to practice applied behavior analysis in this state. In addition to engaging in such profession or professions, a professional service limited liability company may engage in any other business or activities as to which a limited liability company may be formed under section two hundred one of this chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a professional service limited liability company (i) authorized to practice law may only engage in another profession or business or activities or (ii) which is engaged in a profession or other business or activities other than law may only engage in the practice of law, to the extent not prohibited by any other law of this state or any rule adopted by the appropriate appellate division of the supreme court or the court of appeals. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, WITH RESPECT TO A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FORMED TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL AND CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES, AS SUCH SERVICES ARE RESPECTIVELY DEFINED UNDER ARTICLES 131 AND 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, (I) EACH MEMBER OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 131 OR ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION IN THIS STATE, (II) EACH MEMBER SHALL ONLY PRAC- TICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION AS SPECIFIED IN HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFES- SIONAL ENABLING STATUTE UNDER ARTICLE 131 OR ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCA- S. 6414 3 TION LAW, AND (III) THE CLINICAL INTEGRATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES WITHIN AN INTEGRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT ALTER, EXPAND OR CURTAIL THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF ANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS LICENSED UNDER THE STATUTE OF HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABLING LAW, PROVIDED THAT: (A) THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT, MANAGEMENT AND CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING OF ONE OR MORE ARTICLE 131 PROVIDERS IN AN INTEGRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SHALL BE CONTROLLING, (B) MEMBERS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SHALL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECT- LY, INTERFERE WITH THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR LEGITIMATE CLINICAL PRACTICE OF A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131, AND (C) INDIVIDUALS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131 MAY NOT ORDER OR DIRECT A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER LICENSE UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, EVEN IF SUPERVISED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131. S 2. Subdivision (b) of section 1207 of the limited liability company law, as amended by chapter 554 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: (b) With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide medical services as such services are defined in arti- cle 131 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 131 of the education law to practice medicine in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide dental services as such services are defined in article 133 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of the education law to practice dentistry in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide veterinary services as such services are defined in article 135 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 135 of the education law to practice veter- inary medicine in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide professional engineering, land surveying, architectural and/or landscape architectural services as such services are defined in article 145, article 147 and article 148 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the education law to practice one or more of such professions in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide licensed clinical social work services as such services are defined in article 154 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company shall be licensed pursuant to article 154 of the education law to practice licensed clinical social work in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide creative arts therapy services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liabil- ity company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice creative arts therapy in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide marriage and family therapy services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice marriage and family therapy in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide mental health counseling services as such services are defined in article 163 S. 6414 4 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice mental health counseling in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide psychoanalysis services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice psychoanalysis in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to provide applied behavior analysis services as such services are defined in article 167 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed or certified pursuant to article 167 of the education law to practice applied behavior analysis in this state. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, WITH RESPECT TO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FORMED TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL AND CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES, AS SUCH SERVICES ARE RESPECTIVELY DEFINED UNDER ARTICLES 131 AND 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, (I) EACH MEMBER OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 131 OR ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION IN THIS STATE, (II) EACH MEMBER SHALL ONLY PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION AS SPECIFIED IN HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABLING STATUTE UNDER ARTICLE 131 OR ARTI- CLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, AND (III) THE CLINICAL INTEGRATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES WITHIN AN INTEGRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT ALTER, EXPAND OR CURTAIL THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF ANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS LICENSED UNDER THE STATUTE OF HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABLING LAW, PROVIDED THAT: (A) THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT, MANAGEMENT AND CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING OF ONE OR MORE ARTICLE 131 PROVIDERS IN AN INTEGRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFES- SIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SHALL BE CONTROLLING, (B) MEMBERS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SHALL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INTERFERE WITH THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR LEGITI- MATE CLINICAL PRACTICE OF A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131, AND (C) INDIVIDUALS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131 MAY NOT ORDER OR DIRECT A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER LICENSE UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCA- TION LAW, EVEN IF SUPERVISED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131. S 3. Subdivision (a) of section 1301 of the limited liability company law, as amended by chapter 554 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: (a) "Foreign professional service limited liability company" means a professional service limited liability company, whether or not denomi- nated as such, organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state, (i) each of whose members and managers, if any, is a profes- sional authorized by law to render a professional service within this state and who is or has been engaged in the practice of such profession in such professional service limited liability company or a predecessor entity, or will engage in the practice of such profession in the profes- sional service limited liability company within thirty days of the date such professional becomes a member, or each of whose members and manag- ers, if any, is a professional at least one of such members is author- ized by law to render a professional service within this state and who is or has been engaged in the practice of such profession in such professional service limited liability company or a predecessor entity, or will engage in the practice of such profession in the professional service limited liability company within thirty days of the date such S. 6414 5 professional becomes a member, or (ii) authorized by, or holding a license, certificate, registration or permit issued by the licensing authority pursuant to, the education law to render a professional service within this state; except that all members and managers, if any, of a foreign professional service limited liability company that provides health services in this state shall be licensed in this state. With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company which provides veterinary services as such services are defined in arti- cle 135 of the education law, each member of such foreign professional service limited liability company shall be licensed pursuant to article 135 of the education law to practice veterinary medicine. With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company which provides medical services as such services are defined in article 131 of the education law, each member of such foreign professional service limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 131 of the education law to practice medicine in this state. With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company which provides dental services as such services are defined in article 133 of the education law, each member of such foreign professional service limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of the educa- tion law to practice dentistry in this state. With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company which provides profes- sional engineering, land surveying, architectural and/or landscape architectural services as such services are defined in article 145, article 147 and article 148 of the education law, each member of such foreign professional service limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the education law to practice one or more of such professions in this state. With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company which provides licensed clinical social work services as such services are defined in article 154 of the education law, each member of such foreign professional service limited liability company shall be licensed pursuant to article 154 of the education law to practice clinical social work in this state. With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company which provides creative arts therapy services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such foreign professional service limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to prac- tice creative arts therapy in this state. With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company which provides marriage and family therapy services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such foreign professional service limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice marriage and family therapy in this state. With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company which provides mental health counseling services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such foreign professional service limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice mental health counseling in this state. With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company which provides psychoanalysis services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such foreign professional service limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice psychoanalysis in this state. With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company which provides applied behavior analy- S. 6414 6 sis services as such services are defined in article 167 of the educa- tion law, each member of such foreign professional service limited liability company must be licensed or certified pursuant to article 167 of the education law to practice applied behavior analysis in this state. WITH RESPECT TO A FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FORMED TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY MEDICAL AND CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES, AS SUCH SERVICES ARE RESPECTIVELY DEFINED UNDER ARTICLE 131 AND ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, (I) EACH MEMBER OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 131 OR ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION IN THIS STATE, (II) EACH MEMBER SHALL ONLY PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION AS SPECIFIED IN HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABLING STATUTE UNDER ARTICLE 131 OR ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, AND (III) THE CLINICAL INTEGRATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES WITHIN AN INTEGRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT ALTER, EXPAND OR CURTAIL THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF ANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS LICENSED UNDER THE STATUTE OF HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABL- ING LAW, PROVIDED THAT: (A) THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT, MANAGEMENT AND CLIN- ICAL DECISION-MAKING OF ONE OR MORE ARTICLE 131 PROVIDERS IN AN INTE- GRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SHALL BE CONTROLLING, (B) MEMBERS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SHALL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INTERFERE WITH THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR LEGITIMATE CLINICAL PRACTICE OF A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131, AND (C) INDIVIDUALS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131 MAY NOT ORDER OR DIRECT A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER LICENSE UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, EVEN IF SUPERVISED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131. S 4. Paragraph (a) of section 1503 of the business corporation law, as amended by chapter 550 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, (I) one or more indi- viduals duly authorized by law to render the same professional service within the state may organize, or cause to be organized, a professional service corporation for pecuniary profit under this article for the purpose of rendering the same professional service, except that one or more individuals duly authorized by law to practice professional engi- neering, architecture, landscape architecture or land surveying within the state may organize, or cause to be organized, a professional service corporation or a design professional service corporation for pecuniary profit under this article for the purpose of rendering such professional services as such individuals are authorized to practice, AND, (II) ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS DULY LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND ONE OR MORE CHIROPRACTORS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, WHO MAY BE BOARD CERTIFIED OR QUALIFIED BY HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY BOARDS, MAY ORGANIZE, OR CAUSE TO BE ORGANIZED, FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES ONLY, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION FORMED FOR PECUNIARY PROFIT UNDER THIS ARTICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENDERING INTEGRATED AND NON-INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITHIN SUCH A CORPORATION AS SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE INDI- VIDUALLY IN HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONS, PROVIDED THAT THE CLIN- ICAL INTEGRATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES WITHIN AN ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT ALTER, EXPAND OR CURTAIL THE SCOPE OF PRAC- TICE OF ANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS LICENSED UNDER THE STATUTE OF HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABLING LAW; THAT THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT, MANAGEMENT AND CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING OF ONE OR MORE ARTICLE 131 S. 6414 7 PROVIDERS IN AN INTEGRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PRACTICE SHALL BE CONTROL- LING; THAT MEMBERS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SHALL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INTERFERE WITH THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR LEGITIMATE CLINICAL PRACTICE OF A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131; AND THAT INDIVIDUALS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131 MAY NOT ORDER OR DIRECT A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER LICENSE UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW IN A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, EVEN IF SUPERVISED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131. S 5. Subdivision (q) of section 121-1500 of the partnership law, as amended by chapter 554 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: (q) Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide medical services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 131 of the education law to practice medicine in this state and each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide dental services in this state must be licensed pursuant to arti- cle 133 of the education law to practice dentistry in this state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide veterinary services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 135 of the education law to practice veterinary medicine in this state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide professional engineering, land surveying, architectural and/or landscape architectural services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the education law to practice one or more of such professions in this state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide licensed clinical social work services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 154 of the education law to practice clinical social work in this state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide creative arts therapy services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice crea- tive arts therapy in this state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide marriage and family therapy services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice marriage and family therapy in this state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide mental health counseling services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice mental health counseling in this state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide psychoanalysis services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice psychoanalysis in this state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide applied behavior analysis service in this state must be licensed or certified pursuant to article 167 of the education law to practice applied behavior analysis in this state. EACH PARTNER OF A REGISTERED LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP FORMED TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL AND CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES, AS SUCH SERVICES ARE RESPECTIVELY DEFINED UNDER ARTICLE 131 AND ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, (I) MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 131 OR ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION IN THIS STATE, (II) SHALL ONLY PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION AS SPECIFIED IN HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABLING STATUTE UNDER ARTICLE 131 OR ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, AND (III) THE CLINICAL INTEGRATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES WITHIN AN INTEGRATED, S. 6414 8 MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT ALTER, EXPAND OR CURTAIL THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF ANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS LICENSED UNDER THE STATUTE OF HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABL- ING LAW, PROVIDED THAT: (A) THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT, MANAGEMENT AND CLIN- ICAL DECISION-MAKING OF ONE OR MORE ARTICLE 131 PROVIDERS IN AN INTE- GRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SHALL BE CONTROLLING, (B) MEMBERS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SHALL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INTERFERE WITH THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR LEGITIMATE CLINICAL PRACTICE OF A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131, AND (C) INDIVIDUALS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131 MAY NOT ORDER OR DIRECT A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER LICENSE UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, EVEN IF SUPERVISED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131. S 6. Subdivision (q) of section 121-1502 of the partnership law, as amended by chapter 554 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: (q) Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides medical services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 131 of the education law to practice medicine in the state and each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides dental services in the state must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of the education law to practice dentistry in this state. Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides veterinary service in the state shall be licensed pursuant to article 135 of the education law to practice veterinary medicine in this state. Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides professional engi- neering, land surveying, architectural and/or landscape architectural services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the education law to practice one or more of such professions. Each partner of a foreign limited liability partner- ship which provides licensed clinical social work services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 154 of the education law to prac- tice licensed clinical social work in this state. Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides creative arts ther- apy services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice creative arts therapy in this state. Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides marriage and family therapy services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice marriage and family therapy in this state. Each partner of a foreign limited liabil- ity partnership which provides mental health counseling services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice mental health counseling in this state. Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides psychoanalysis services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice psychoanalysis in this state. Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides applied behavior analysis services in this state must be licensed or certified pursuant to article 167 of the education law to practice applied behavior analy- sis in this state. EACH PARTNER OF A FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNER- SHIP FORMED TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL AND CHIROP- RACTIC SERVICES, AS SUCH SERVICES ARE DEFINED UNDER ARTICLE 131 OR ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, (I) MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTI- CLE 131 OR ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION IN THIS STATE, (II) SHALL ONLY PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION S. 6414 9 AS SPECIFIED IN HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABLING STATUTE UNDER ARTICLE 131 OR ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, AND (III) THE CLINICAL INTEGRATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES WITHIN AN INTEGRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT ALTER, EXPAND OR CURTAIL THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF ANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS LICENSED UNDER THE STATUTE OF HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABL- ING LAW, PROVIDED THAT: (A) THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT, MANAGEMENT AND CLIN- ICAL DECISION-MAKING OF ONE OR MORE ARTICLE 131 PROVIDERS IN AN INTE- GRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SHALL BE CONTROLLING, (B) MEMBERS NOT LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SHALL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INTERFERE WITH THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR LEGITIMATE CLINICAL PRACTICE OF A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131, AND (C) INDIVIDUALS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131 MAY NOT ORDER OR DIRECT A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER LICENSE UNDER ARTICLE 132 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, EVEN IF SUPERVISED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 131. S 7. Subdivision 1 of section 2801 of the public health law, as sepa- rately amended by chapters 297 and 416 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows: 1. "Hospital" means a facility or institution engaged principally in providing services by or under the supervision of a physician or, in the case of a dental clinic or dental dispensary, of a dentist, for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition, including, but not limited to, a gener- al hospital, public health center, diagnostic center, treatment center, dental clinic, dental dispensary, rehabilitation center other than a facility used solely for vocational rehabilitation, nursing home, tuber- culosis hospital, chronic disease hospital, maternity hospital, lying- in-asylum, out-patient department, out-patient lodge, dispensary and a laboratory or central service facility serving one or more such insti- tutions, but the term hospital shall not include an institution, sani- tarium or other facility engaged principally in providing services for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of mental disability and which is subject to the powers of visitation, examination, inspection and inves- tigation of the department of mental hygiene except for those distinct parts of such a facility which provide hospital service. The provisions of this article shall not apply to a facility or institution engaged principally in providing services by or under the supervision of the bona fide members and adherents of a recognized religious organization whose teachings include reliance on spiritual means through prayer alone for healing in the practice of the religion of such organization and where services are provided in accordance with those teachings OR TO A BUSINESS CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A MEDICAL DOCTOR AND A DULY LICENSED TITLE VIII HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. S 8. Subdivision 19 of section 6530 of the education law, as added by chapter 606 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows: 19. Permitting any person to share in the fees for professional services, other than: a partner, employee, associate in a professional firm or corporation, professional subcontractor or consultant authorized to practice medicine, or a legally authorized trainee practicing under the supervision of a licensee OR A CHIROPRACTOR PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN THE SAME PRACTICE. This prohibition shall include any arrangement or agreement whereby the amount received in payment for furnishing space, facilities, equipment or personnel services used by a S. 6414 10 licensee constitutes a percentage of, or is otherwise dependent upon, the income or receipts of the licensee from such practice, except as otherwise provided by law with respect to a facility licensed pursuant to article twenty-eight of the public health law or article thirteen of the mental hygiene law; S 9. Section 6509-a of the education law, as amended by chapter 555 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: S 6509-a. Additional definition of professional misconduct; limited application. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article or of any other provision of law to the contrary, the license or regis- tration of a person subject to the provisions of articles one hundred thirty-two, one hundred thirty-three, one hundred thirty-six, one hundred thirty-seven, one hundred thirty-nine, one hundred forty-one, one hundred forty-three, one hundred forty-four, one hundred fifty-six, one hundred fifty-nine and one hundred sixty-four of this chapter may be revoked, suspended or annulled or such person may be subject to any other penalty provided in section sixty-five hundred eleven of this article in accordance with the provisions and procedure of this article for the following: That any person subject to the above enumerated articles, has directly or indirectly requested, received or participated in the division, transference, assignment, rebate, splitting or refunding of a fee for, or has directly requested, received or profited by means of a credit or other valuable consideration as a commission, discount or gratuity in connection with the furnishing of professional care, or service, includ- ing x-ray examination and treatment, or for or in connection with the sale, rental, supplying or furnishing of clinical laboratory services or supplies, x-ray laboratory services or supplies, inhalation therapy service or equipment, ambulance service, hospital or medical supplies, physiotherapy or other therapeutic service or equipment, artificial limbs, teeth or eyes, orthopedic or surgical appliances or supplies, optical appliances, supplies or equipment, devices for aid of hearing, drugs, medication or medical supplies or any other goods, services or supplies prescribed for medical diagnosis, care or treatment under this chapter, except payment, not to exceed thirty-three and one-third per centum of any fee received for x-ray examination, diagnosis or treat- ment, to any hospital furnishing facilities for such examination, diag- nosis or treatment. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit such persons from practicing as partners, in groups or as a professional corporation or as a university faculty practice corporation nor from pooling fees and moneys received, either by the partnerships, profes- sional corporations, university faculty practice corporations or groups by the individual members thereof, for professional services furnished by any individual professional member, or employee of such partnership, corporation or group, nor shall the professionals constituting the part- nerships, corporations or groups be prohibited from sharing, dividing or apportioning the fees and moneys received by them or by the partnership, corporation or group in accordance with a partnership or other agree- ment; provided that no such practice as partners, corporations or in groups or pooling of fees or moneys received or shared, division or apportionment of fees shall be permitted with respect to care and treat- ment under the workers' compensation law except as expressly authorized by the workers' compensation law. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL PROHIBIT A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL AND CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE FORMED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OR (B) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED THREE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION S. 6414 11 THIRTEEN HUNDRED ONE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, PARAGRAPH (A) OF SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATION LAW, SUBDI- VISION (Q) OF SECTION 121-1500 OF THE PARTNERSHIP LAW, OR SUBDIVISION (Q) OF SECTION 121-1502 OF THE PARTNERSHIP LAW FROM POOLING FEES OR MONIES RECEIVED. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit a medical or dental expense indemnity corporation pursuant to its contract with the subscriber from prorationing a medical or dental expense indem- nity allowance among two or more professionals in proportion to the services rendered by each such professional at the request of the subscriber, provided that prior to payment thereof such professionals shall submit both to the medical or dental expense indemnity corporation and to the subscriber statements itemizing the services rendered by each such professional and the charges therefor. S 10. Section 6531 of the education law, as amended by chapter 555 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: S 6531. Additional definition of professional misconduct, limited application. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article or any other provisions of law to the contrary, the license or registra- tion of a person subject to the provisions of this article and article one hundred thirty-one-B of this chapter may be revoked, suspended, or annulled or such person may be subject to any other penalty provided in section two hundred thirty-a of the public health law in accordance with the provisions and procedures of this article for the following: That any person subject to the above-enumerated articles has directly or indirectly requested, received or participated in the division, transference, assignment, rebate, splitting, or refunding of a fee for, or has directly requested, received or profited by means of a credit or other valuable consideration as a commission, discount or gratuity, in connection with the furnishing of professional care or service, includ- ing x-ray examination and treatment, or for or in connection with the sale, rental, supplying, or furnishing of clinical laboratory services or supplies, x-ray laboratory services or supplies, inhalation therapy service or equipment, ambulance service, hospital or medical supplies, physiotherapy or other therapeutic service or equipment, artificial limbs, teeth or eyes, orthopedic or surgical appliances or supplies, optical appliances, supplies, or equipment, devices for aid of hearing, drugs, medication, or medical supplies, or any other goods, services, or supplies prescribed for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment under this chapter, except payment, not to exceed thirty-three and one-third percent of any fee received for x-ray examination, diagnosis, or treat- ment, to any hospital furnishing facilities for such examination, diag- nosis, or treatment. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit such persons from practicing as partners, in groups or as a professional corporation or as a university faculty practice corporation, nor from pooling fees and moneys received, either by the partnerships, profes- sional corporations, or university faculty practice corporations or groups by the individual members thereof, for professional services furnished by an individual professional member, or employee of such partnership, corporation, or group, nor shall the professionals consti- tuting the partnerships, corporations or groups be prohibited from shar- ing, dividing, or apportioning the fees and moneys received by them or by the partnership, corporation, or group in accordance with a partner- ship or other agreement; provided that no such practice as partners, corporations, or groups, or pooling of fees or moneys received or shared, division or apportionment of fees shall be permitted with respect to and treatment under the workers' compensation law. NOTHING S. 6414 12 CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL PROHIBIT A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL AND CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE FORMED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OR (B) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED THREE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED ONE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, PARAGRAPH (A) OF SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THE BUSI- NESS CORPORATION LAW, SUBDIVISION (Q) OF SECTION 121-1500 OF THE PART- NERSHIP LAW, OR SUBDIVISION (Q) OF SECTION 121-1502 OF THE PARTNERSHIP LAW FROM POOLING FEES OR MONIES RECEIVED. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit a corporation licensed pursuant to article forty-three of the insurance law pursuant to its contract with the subscribed from prorationing a medical or dental expenses indemnity allowance among two or more professionals in proportion to the services rendered by each such professional at the request of the subscriber, provided that prior to payment thereof such professionals shall submit both to the corporation licensed pursuant to article forty-three of the insurance law and to the subscriber statements itemizing the services rendered by each such professional and the charges therefor. S 11. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have became a law.
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