assembly Bill A10996

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Allows patients up to twelve visits with an occupational therapist without a referral from a physician, nurse practitioner or other health care provider

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May 29, 2018 referred to higher education

A10996 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7901, Ed L; amd §5102, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1179, A8889
2021-2022: A3202

A10996 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows patients up to twelve visits with an occupational therapist without a referral from a physician, nurse practitioner or other health care provider; provides that the occupational therapist inform the patient of certain potential insurance issues.

A10996 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  10996

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2018
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ASHBY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law and the insurance law, in relation  to
  allowing  patients  up to twelve visits with an occupational therapist
  without a referral from  a  physician,  nurse  practitioner  or  other
  health care provider

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

  Section 1. Section 7901 of the education law, as  amended  by  chapter
460 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  § 7901. Definition.  1. The practice of the profession of occupational
therapy is defined as the functional evaluation of the client, the plan-
ning and utilization of a program of purposeful activities, the develop-
ment and utilization of a treatment program,  and/or  consultation  with
the  client,  family,  caregiver  or  organization  in order to restore,
develop  or  maintain  adaptive  skills,  and/or  performance  abilities
designed  to  achieve maximal physical, cognitive and mental functioning
of the client associated with his or her activities of daily living  and
daily  life  tasks.  A  treatment  program designed to restore function,
shall be rendered on the prescription or referral of a physician,  nurse
practitioner  or  other  health  care  provider acting within his or her
scope of practice pursuant to this title,  EXCEPT  AS  PROVIDED  FOR  IN
SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION.  However, nothing contained in this
article shall be construed to permit any licensee hereunder to  practice
medicine  or  psychology, including psychotherapy or to otherwise expand
such licensee's scope of practice beyond  what  is  authorized  by  this
chapter.
  2.  TREATMENT MAY BE RENDERED BY A LICENSED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST FOR
TWELVE VISITS WITHOUT A REFERRAL FROM A PHYSICIAN, NURSE PRACTITIONER OR
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PROVIDED THAT:
  (A) THE LICENSED OCCUPATIONAL  THERAPIST  HAS  PRACTICED  OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY  ON  A  FULL TIME BASIS EQUIVALENT TO NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS;
AND

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