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May 29, 2018 | referred to higher education |
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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.