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Assembly Bill A4381

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Allows nurse practitioners to perform any function in conjunction with the making of a diagnosis of illness or physical condition

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2013-A4381 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2672
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6902, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10218, S7975
2011-2012: A2157, S3881

2013-A4381 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows nurse practitioners to perform any function in conjunction with the making of a diagnosis of illness or physical condition.

2013-A4381 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4381

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED,  SCARBOROUGH,  PAULIN, BENEDETTO,
  LAVINE, BOYLAND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK -- read  once
  and referred 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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