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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Apr 24, 2009 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S4493
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
Actions
2009-S4493 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7123
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง406, Gen Bus L
2009-S4493 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4493 TITLE OF BILL : 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To permit physician assistants to certify the health of certain prospective professionals. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Would add physician assistants to licensed physicians and nurse practitioners in subdivision 1 of section 406 of the general business law, to allow them to certify the health of a person applying for a license to practice nail specialty, waxing, hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology. JUSTIFICATION : Persons wishing to become cosmetologists or certain other professionals are required to pass a physical examination to assure the public that they are free of infectious and communicable disease. Because physician assistants are not currently included in this law, it has been interpreted to require a supervising physician's signature
2009-S4493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4493 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 24, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection 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. LBD10387-01-9
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