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Assembly Bill A743

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the required biennial examination of bus drivers

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2009-A743 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2820
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §509-g, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A475, S4999

2009-A743 - Summary

Authorizes a registered physician assistant to conduct the required biennial examination of bus drivers.

2009-A743 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   743

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. JOHN, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law and the vehicle and traffic law,
  in relation to the biennial examinations of bus drivers employed by  a
  motor carrier

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3703 of the public health law is amended by  adding
a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  EXAMINATION  OF BUS DRIVERS. A REGISTERED PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT OR
CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER, ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL  SCOPE  OF
PRACTICE,  MAY  CONDUCT  EXAMINATIONS AND TESTS UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE-G OF THE VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC  LAW,  NOTWITH-
STANDING ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY IN SUCH SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 509-g of the vehicle and traffic law, as
amended  by  chapter  600  of  the  laws  of 2002, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. A biennial examination pursuant to regulations established  by  the
commissioner, by a physician [or], a CERTIFIED nurse practitioner to the
extent authorized by law and consistent with the written practice agree-
ment  pursuant to subdivision three of section six thousand nine hundred
two of the education law, OR A REGISTERED PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT  who  is
not  the  personal  physician  [or],  nurse  practitioner OR PHYSICIAN'S
ASSISTANT of the driver. Included shall be a requirement  to  conduct  a
vision test pursuant to regulations issued by the commissioner.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02299-01-9

2009-A743A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2820
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §509-g, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A475, S4999

2009-A743A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a registered physician assistant to conduct the required biennial examination of bus drivers.

2009-A743A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A743A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 743--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A.  JOHN, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the  Committee
  on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the biennial
  examinations of bus drivers employed by a motor carrier

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 509-g of the vehicle and  traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 600 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read
as follows:
  1. A biennial examination pursuant to regulations established  by  the
commissioner, by a physician [or], a CERTIFIED nurse practitioner to the
extent authorized by law and consistent with the written practice agree-
ment  pursuant to subdivision three of section six thousand nine hundred
two of the education law, OR A REGISTERED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT who is not
the personal physician [or], nurse practitioner OR  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT
of  the driver. Included shall be a requirement to conduct a vision test
pursuant to regulations issued by the commissioner.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02299-02-0

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