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Assembly Bill A1501

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to limited permits for occupational therapists

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2015-A1501 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง7905, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4681
2011-2012: A4395
2013-2014: A2682

2015-A1501 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that limited permits for occupational therapists shall be for one year and the department may for justifiable cause renew a limited permit provided that no applicant shall practice under any limited permit for more than a total of two years.

2015-A1501 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1501

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CROUCH, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher  Educa-
  tion

AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to limited permits for
  occupational therapists

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 7905 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 460 of the laws  of  2011,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (3)  [A  limited permit shall be valid for one year. It may be renewed
once for a period not to exceed one additional year, at  the  discretion
of the department, upon the submission of an explanation satisfactory to
the  department for an applicant's failure to become licensed within the
original one-year period] LIMITED PERMITS SHALL BE FOR ONE YEAR AND  THE
DEPARTMENT  MAY  FOR  JUSTIFIABLE  CAUSE RENEW A LIMITED PERMIT PROVIDED
THAT NO APPLICANT SHALL PRACTICE UNDER ANY LIMITED PERMIT FOR MORE  THAN
A TOTAL OF TWO YEARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to limited
permits issued or renewed on and after such date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05073-01-5

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