Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 02, 2013 |
signed chap.23 |
Apr 26, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Apr 24, 2013 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.322 substituted for s4121 |
Apr 24, 2013 |
substituted by a814 |
Apr 22, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 17, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 16, 2013 |
1st report cal.322 |
Mar 11, 2013 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S4121
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A814 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
2013-S4121 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A814
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §7001, Ed L; rpld §2995-d sub 4-a, Pub Health L; rpld §3101 sub (d) ¶1 sub ¶ (iv), CPLR
2013-S4121 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4121 REVISED MEMO 3/20/13 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the podiatric scope of practice; and repealing certain provisions of the public health law and the civil practice law and rules relating thereto PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To amend Chapter 438 of the Laws of 2012 relating to expanding the scope of podiatry and establishing privileges required to perform podiatric standard ankle surgery and podiatric advanced ankle surgery. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would make technical amendments to Chapter 438 of the Laws of 2012; require the State Education Department to conduct a study determining the feasibility of creating public profiles on podiatrists who have obtained an issuance of a privilege to perform podiatric standard or advanced ankle surgery on or before November 1, 2016; and repeals subdivision 4-a of section 2995-d of the public health law and subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (d) of section 3101 of the civil practice law and rules. JUSTIFICATION:
2013-S4121 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4121 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 11, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIBOUS -- 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 the podiatric scope of practice; and repealing certain provisions of the public health law and the civil practice law and rules relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 7001 of the education law, as amended by chapter 438 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 1. The practice of the profession of podiatry is defined as diagnos- ing, treating, operating and prescribing for any disease, injury, deformity or other condition of the foot, and may include performing physical evaluations in conjunction with the provision of podiatric treatment. For the purposes of wound care however, the practice of podiatry shall include the treatment of such wounds if they are contig- uous with wounds relating, originating or in the course of treatment of a wound on the foot within the podiatric scope of practice. Wound care shall not, however, extend beyond [to] the level ending at the distal tibial tuberosity. The practice of podiatry may also include diagnosing, treating, operating and prescribing for any disease, injury, deformity or other condition of the ankle and soft tissue of the leg below the tibial tuberosity if the podiatrist has obtained an issuance of a privi- lege to perform podiatric standard ankle surgery or advanced ankle surgery in accordance with section seven thousand nine of this article. Podiatrists may treat traumatic open wound fractures only in hospitals, as defined in article twenty-eight of the public health law. For the purposes of this article, the term "ankle" shall be defined as the distal metaphysis and epiphysis of the tibia and fibula, the articular cartilage of the distal tibia and distal fibula, the ligaments that connect the distal metaphysis and epiphysis of the tibia and fibula and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04911-02-3
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