S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 20, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to permitting
physician assistants to certify the health of a person applying for a
license to practice nail specialty, waxing, hair styling, esthetics or
cosmetology
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 406 of the general
business law, as amended by chapter 600 of the laws of 2002, is amended
to read as follows:
e. Each application shall be accompanied by a certificate of a duly
licensed physician, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TO THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED BY
SECTION SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THE EDUCATION LAW, or
nurse practitioner to the extent authorized by law and consistent with
the written practice agreement pursuant to subdivision three of section
six thousand nine hundred two of the education law on a form prescribed
by the secretary, showing freedom from any infectious or communicable
disease which certificate shall have been issued within thirty days
prior to the date of the filing of the application.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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