Senate Bill S1858B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes summer camps to hire certain licensed professionals to provide services

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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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2017-S1858 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3088
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1394, add §1394-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4108, A6360
2015-2016: S1603, A269, A9680
2019-2020: A1177

2017-S1858 - Summary

Authorizes summer camps to hire licensed social workers, physical therapists, psychologists, athletic trainers, mental health care professionals, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals to provide services.

2017-S1858 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1858 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1858
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BONACIC, AVELLA, LATIMER, MARCHIONE -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  provision  of
   certain professional services to children's camps

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1394 of the public health law,  as
 added by chapter 515 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The public health AND HEALTH PLANNING council shall prescribe stan-
 dards and establish regulations for children's overnight, summer day and
 traveling  summer day camps, as defined in this article, concerning such
 matters as may be appropriate for the protection  and  security  of  the
 life, health and safety of the occupants of such camps.
   §  2. Subdivision 3 of section 1394 of the public health law, as added
 by chapter 214 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Any person, firm, corporation, or association that operates a chil-
 dren's overnight, summer day, or traveling  summer  day  camp,  and  has
 obtained  a  permit pursuant to section thirteen hundred ninety-three of
 this article, shall be authorized to employ or contract with ANY OF  THE
 FOLLOWING LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDED HOWEVER, ALL DECISIONS, IDEN-
 TIFICATION  OR  COORDINATION  OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, OR OTHER PROFES-
 SIONAL INTERACTIONS WITH CAMPERS AND STAFF, MUST BE MADE  BASED  ON  THE
 PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT OF SUCH LICENSEES: (A) a physician, nurse practi-
 tioner,  physician  assistant,  registered  nurse, or licensed practical
 nurse or emergency medical technician to act as a designated camp health
 director or to provide health services in assistance to the camp  health
 director  pursuant  to applicable regulations promulgated by the commis-
 sioner; OR (B) A PHYSICAL THERAPIST, PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT  UNDER
 THE  DIRECTION  AND  CONTROL  OF  A  PHYSICAL  THERAPIST,  PSYCHOLOGIST,
 LICENSED BEHAVIORAL ANALYST, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, OCCUPATIONAL THERA-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S1858A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3088
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1394, add §1394-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4108, A6360
2015-2016: S1603, A269, A9680
2019-2020: A1177

2017-S1858A - Summary

Authorizes summer camps to hire licensed social workers, physical therapists, psychologists, athletic trainers, mental health care professionals, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals to provide services.

2017-S1858A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1858A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1858--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BONACIC, AVELLA, FELDER, KENNEDY, LATIMER, MARCHIONE
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the  Committee on Health -- reported favorably from said committee and
   committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher   Education   --   committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to the provision of
   certain professional services to children's camps
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 1394 of the public health law, as
 added by chapter 515 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The public health AND HEALTH PLANNING council shall prescribe stan-
 dards and establish regulations for children's overnight, summer day and
 traveling summer day camps, as defined in this article, concerning  such
 matters  as  may  be  appropriate for the protection and security of the
 life, health and safety of the occupants of such camps.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 1394 of the public health law, as  added
 by chapter 214 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Any person, firm, corporation, or association that operates a chil-
 dren's  overnight,  summer  day,  or  traveling summer day camp, and has
 obtained a permit pursuant to section thirteen hundred  ninety-three  of
 this  article, shall be authorized to employ or contract with ANY OF THE
 FOLLOWING LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDED HOWEVER, ALL DECISIONS, IDEN-
 TIFICATION OR COORDINATION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES,  OR  OTHER  PROFES-
 SIONAL  INTERACTIONS  WITH  CAMPERS AND STAFF, MUST BE MADE BASED ON THE
 PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT OF SUCH LICENSEES: a physician, nurse practition-
 er, physician assistant, registered nurse, or licensed  practical  nurse
 or  emergency  medical  technician  to  act  as a designated camp health
 director or to provide health services in assistance to the camp  health
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03952-02-7
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S1858B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3088
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1394, add §1394-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4108, A6360
2015-2016: S1603, A269, A9680
2019-2020: A1177

2017-S1858B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes summer camps to hire licensed social workers, physical therapists, psychologists, athletic trainers, mental health care professionals, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals to provide services.

2017-S1858B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1858B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1858--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  Sens.  BONACIC,  ALCANTARA,  AVELLA,  FELDER,  KENNEDY,
   MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to  be
   committed  to  the Committee on Health -- reported favorably from said
   committee and committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
   Health  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 public health law, in relation to the  provision  of
   certain professional services to children's camps
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1394 of the public health law,  as
 added by chapter 515 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The public health AND HEALTH PLANNING council shall prescribe stan-
 dards and establish regulations for children's overnight, summer day and
 traveling  summer day camps, as defined in this article, concerning such
 matters as may be appropriate for the protection  and  security  of  the
 life, health and safety of the occupants of such camps.
   §  2. Subdivision 3 of section 1394 of the public health law, as added
 by chapter 214 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Any person, firm, corporation, or association that operates a chil-
 dren's overnight, summer day, or traveling  summer  day  camp,  and  has
 obtained  a  permit pursuant to section thirteen hundred ninety-three of
 this article, shall be authorized to employ or contract with ANY OF  THE
 FOLLOWING LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDED HOWEVER, ALL DECISIONS, IDEN-
 TIFICATION  OR  COORDINATION  OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, OR OTHER PROFES-
 SIONAL INTERACTIONS WITH CAMPERS AND STAFF, MUST BE MADE  BASED  ON  THE
 PROFESSIONAL  JUDGMENT OF SUCH LICENSEES: a physician, nurse practition-
 er, physician assistant, registered nurse, or licensed  practical  nurse
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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