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Assembly Bill A664

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Permits entities to employ certain licensed professionals; repealer

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2017-A664 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add §6503-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2336
2015-2016: A787
2019-2020: A2416
2021-2022: A3594

2017-A664 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes organizations to employ licensed social workers and licensed mental health professionals.

2017-A664 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    664
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RODRIGUEZ  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting entities to
   employ certain licensed professionals and to repeal certain provisions
   of such law relating thereto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 6503-a of the education law is REPEALED and a new
 section 6503-a is added to read as follows:
   §  6503-A.  EXEMPTION  FOR  ENTITIES  PROVIDING  CERTAIN  PROFESSIONAL
 SERVICES.  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAWS TO THE CONTRARY, AN ENTITY MAY
 EMPLOY OR CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL TO PROVIDE: (I) SERVICES
 UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OR ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF  THIS
 TITLE FOR WHICH LICENSURE WOULD BE REQUIRED; OR (II) SERVICES CONSTITUT-
 ING  THE  PROVISION  OF  PSYCHOTHERAPY  AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 SECTION EIGHTY-FOUR  HUNDRED  ONE  OF  THIS  TITLE  AND  AUTHORIZED  AND
 PROVIDED  UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE,
 OR ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THIS TITLE.
   2. SUCH SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED EITHER DIRECTLY THROUGH THE  ENTITY'S
 EMPLOYEES  OR  INDIRECTLY  BY  CONTRACT WITH INDIVIDUALS OR PROFESSIONAL
 ENTITIES DULY  LICENSED,  REGISTERED,  OR  AUTHORIZED  TO  PROVIDE  SUCH
 SERVICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03958-01-7

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