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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 23, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S2672
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S2672 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S2672 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2672 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing nurse practitioners to perform functions in conjunction with diagnosing an illness PURPOSE: To clarify that nurse practitioners may perform various functions in conjunction with clinical services within their scope of practice. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Adds a new paragraph (h) to section 6902 of the Education Law to clarify that a nurse practitioner may perform any function in conjunction with a diagnosis or treatment that is within the nurse practitioner's scope of practice, where a statute authorizes or directs a physician to perform that function. For example, a nurse practitioner could fill out a form certifying to a diagnosis, or issue an order. This section shall not be construed to increase or decrease the lawful scope of practice of a nurse practitioner. JUSTIFICATION: Under existing law, nurse practitioners are able to diagnose illness and physical conditions, and perform therapeutic and corrective measures within a specialty area of practice. Yet they are not
2013-S2672 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2672 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HANNON, MAZIARZ, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing nurse practitioners to perform functions in conjunction with diagnosing an illness THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 6902 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows: (H) A NURSE PRACTITIONER MAY PERFORM ANY FUNCTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAKING OF A DIAGNOSIS OF ILLNESS OR PHYSICAL CONDITION, OR THE PERFORMANCE OF THERAPEUTIC AND CORRECTIVE MEASURES WITHIN A SPECIALTY AREA OF PRACTICE LAWFULLY PERFORMED BY THE NURSE PRACTITIONER IN ANY HEALTH CARE SETTING, THAT A STATUTE AUTHORIZES OR DIRECTS A PHYSICIAN TO PERFORM. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A NURSE PRACTITIONER UNDER THIS CHAPTER. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01234-01-3
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