Senate Bill S893A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that chiropractors may perform certain services including certifying disability

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S893 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459, RPT L; amd §404-a, V & T L; amd §902, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7802
2011-2012: S5344
2015-2016: S1754
2017-2018: S3466
2019-2020: S4783
2021-2022: S5074
2023-2024: S6392

2013-S893 - Summary

Provides that chiropractors may certify disability for handicapped parking and real property tax purposes and be employed by school districts to assist medical inspectors.

2013-S893 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S893 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   893

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the real property  tax  law,  in  relation  to  enabling
  chiropractors  to certify disability; to amend the vehicle and traffic
  law, in relation to enabling chiropractors to certify  disability  for
  the  purpose  of  issuance of handicapped license plates and registra-
  tion; and to amend the education law, in relation to  enabling  chiro-
  practors  to  be employed by school districts to provide school health
  services

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 459 of the real  property tax law,
as  added  by  chapter 200 of the laws of 1983 and as further amended by
subdivision (b) of section 1 of part W of chapter  56  of  the  laws  of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  2. To qualify as physically disabled for the purposes of this section,
an  individual shall submit to the assessor a certified statement from a
physician OR CHIROPRACTOR licensed to practice in the state  on  a  form
prescribed  and made available by the commissioner which states that the
individual has  a  permanent  physical  impairment  which  substantially
limits  one  or  more of such individual's major life activities, except
that an individual who has obtained a certificate from the state commis-
sion for the blind and visually handicapped stating that such individual
is legally blind may submit such certificate in lieu  of  a  physician's
certified statement.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 404-a
of  the vehicle and traffic law, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 686
of the laws of 1994 and the  opening  paragraph  and  paragraph  (c)  of
subdivision  4  and paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 as amended by chapter
277 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:

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

2013-S893A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459, RPT L; amd §404-a, V & T L; amd §902, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7802
2011-2012: S5344
2015-2016: S1754
2017-2018: S3466
2019-2020: S4783
2021-2022: S5074
2023-2024: S6392

2013-S893A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that chiropractors may certify disability for handicapped parking and real property tax purposes and be employed by school districts to assist medical inspectors.

2013-S893A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S893A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 893--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with  Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the real property  tax  law,  in  relation  to  enabling
  chiropractors  to certify disability; to amend the vehicle and traffic
  law, in relation to enabling chiropractors to certify  disability  for
  the  purpose  of  issuance of handicapped license plates and registra-
  tion; and to amend the education law, in relation to  enabling  chiro-
  practors  to  be employed by school districts to provide school health
  services

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 459 of the real  property tax law,
as  amended  by  chapter  265 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. To qualify as physically disabled for the purposes of this section,
an individual shall submit to the assessor a certified statement from  a
physician  OR  CHIROPRACTOR  licensed to practice in the state on a form
prescribed and made available by the commissioner which states that  the
individual  has  a  permanent  physical  impairment  which substantially
limits one or more of such individual's major  life  activities,  except
that an individual who has obtained a certificate from the state commis-
sion  for  the  blind  stating that such individual is legally blind may
submit such certificate in lieu of a physician's certified statement.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 404-a
of the vehicle and traffic law, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter  686
of  the  laws  of  1994  and  the opening paragraph and paragraph (c) of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03761-02-4
              

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