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Assembly Bill A9794A

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse or emergency medical technician to act as a designated camp health director

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2011-A9794 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6466
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1394, Pub Health L

2011-A9794 - Summary

Authorizes a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or emergency medical technician to act as a designated camp health director or to provide health services at a children's overnight, summer day, or traveling summer day camp with a permit.

2011-A9794 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9794

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 5, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  CASTRO,  GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, LAVINE,
  GUNTHER, MAISEL, REILLY, P. RIVERA, ROSENTHAL,  WEPRIN,  ZEBROWSKI  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A.   ARROYO, HIKIND, JACOBS, LUPARDO --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
  to the provision of certain professional services to children's camps;
  and repealing certain provisions of the education law relating thereto

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

  Section  1. Section 1394 of the public health law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. NOTHING IN SECTION SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWELVE OF  THE  EDUCA-
TION LAW SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL AS LIST-
ED  IN  TITLE  EIGHT  OF  THE  EDUCATION LAW, FROM PRACTICING HIS OR HER
LICENSED PROFESSION WHILE  EMPLOYED  BY  A  CHILDREN'S  OVERNIGHT  CAMP,
SUMMER DAY CAMP, OR TRAVELING SUMMER DAY CAMP, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. Section 6503-a of the education law is REPEALED and a new section
6503-a is added to read as follows:
  S  6503-A.  EXEMPTION  FOR  ENTITIES  PROVIDING  CERTAIN  PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAWS TO THE  CONTRARY,  AN  ENTITY  MAY
EMPLOY OR CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL TO PROVIDE: (A) SERVICES
PROVIDED UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OR ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE
OF  THIS  TITLE  FOR  WHICH LICENSURE WOULD BE REQUIRED; OR (B) SERVICES
CONSTITUTING THE PROVISION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION
TWO  OF SECTION EIGHTY-FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS TITLE AND AUTHORIZED AND
PROVIDED UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED  THIRTY-NINE,
OR ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THIS TITLE.
  2.  SUCH SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED EITHER DIRECTLY THROUGH THE ENTITY'S
EMPLOYEES OR INDIRECTLY BY CONTRACT  WITH  INDIVIDUALS  OR  PROFESSIONAL
ENTITIES  DULY  LICENSED,  REGISTERED,  OR  AUTHORIZED  TO  PROVIDE SUCH
SERVICES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14356-03-2

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2011-A9794A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6466
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1394, Pub Health L

2011-A9794A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or emergency medical technician to act as a designated camp health director or to provide health services at a children's overnight, summer day, or traveling summer day camp with a permit.

2011-A9794A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9794--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 5, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  CASTRO,  GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, LAVINE,
  GUNTHER, MAISEL,  REILLY,  P. RIVERA,  ROSENTHAL,  WEPRIN,  ZEBROWSKI,
  SCHIMEL,  RODRIGUEZ,  BARRETT,  CAMARA,  KELLNER,  LINARES,  JEFFRIES,
  CAHILL, GALEF, HEVESI, MARKEY, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ARROYO,  CONTE,  CROUCH,  CURRAN,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  FITZPATRICK,  HIKIND,
  JACOBS,  KATZ,  KOLB, LATIMER, LENTOL, LUPARDO, MAYER, McENENY, McKEV-
  ITT, MILLMAN, PERRY, RAIA, SAYWARD -- read once and  referred  to  the
  Committee  on  Health  -- reference changed to the Committee on Higher
  Education -- reported and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  provision  of
  certain professional services to children's camps

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

  Section 1. Section 1394 of the public health law is amended by  adding
a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.    ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION THAT OPERATES A
CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT, SUMMER DAY, OR TRAVELING SUMMER DAY CAMP, AND  HAS
OBTAINED  A  PERMIT PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE OF
THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO EMPLOY OR CONTRACT  WITH  A  PHYSI-
CIAN,  NURSE  PRACTITIONER,  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT,  REGISTERED NURSE, OR
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN  TO  ACT  AS  A
DESIGNATED CAMP HEALTH DIRECTOR OR TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES IN ASSIST-
ANCE  TO  THE  CAMP  HEALTH  DIRECTOR PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED 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.
                                                           LBD14356-04-2

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