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Senate Bill S2183

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by Remote Area Medical

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2013-S2183 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2359
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5412, A7749
2015-2016: A4057

2013-S2183 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by Remote Area Medical.

2013-S2183 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2183 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2183

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SMITH  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to authorize certain health care professionals licensed to  prac-
  tice  in  other  jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection
  with an event sanctioned by Remote Area Medical; and providing for the
  repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision of law, any
person who is licensed to practice as a physician,  physician's  assist-
ant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, opto-
metrist,  nurse,  nurse  practitioner  or podiatrist in another state or
territory, who is in good standing in such state or  territory  and  who
has  been  appointed  by  Remote  Area  Medical  to provide professional
services at an event in this state sanctioned by  Remote  Area  Medical,
may  provide  such professional services at a Remote Area Medical Clinic
in New York City without first being licensed pursuant to the provisions
of title 8 of the education law. Such services shall  be  provided  only
during the time period of December 1 through December 31, 2014.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed December 31, 2014.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02731-01-3

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