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                                  1177--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI,  LUPARDO,  OTIS, BUCHWALD, CAHILL,
   JAFFEE,  SANTABARBARA,  WOERNER,  BRABENEC,  STECK,   RAIA,   SOLAGES,
   L. ROSENTHAL,  MORINELLO,  GARBARINO, PAULIN, McDONOUGH, GALEF, QUART,
   MOSLEY, DILAN, PICHARDO, FAHY,  JEAN-PIERRE,  CRESPO,  JONES,  TAYLOR,
   STIRPE,  FERNANDEZ,  NORRIS,  RA,  WALSH,  AUBRY,  WALLACE, RODRIGUEZ,
   PALMESANO, M. L. MILLER, ARROYO -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
   BYRNE,  CUSICK,  FITZPATRICK, HEVESI, LENTOL -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Higher Education  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 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-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD05079-02-9

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 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
 director  pursuant  to applicable regulations promulgated by the commis-
 sioner.
   § 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new  section  1394-c
 to read as follows:
   § 1394-C. LICENSED PROFESSIONALS. 1. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR
 ASSOCIATION  THAT OPERATES A CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT, SUMMER DAY OR TRAVEL-
 ING SUMMER DAY CAMP, AND HAS OBTAINED A PERMIT PURSUANT TO SECTION THIR-
 TEEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO EMPLOY
 OR CONTRACT WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING LICENSED PROFESSIONALS: A PHYSICAL
 THERAPIST, PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT UNDER THE DIRECTION AND  CONTROL
 OF  A  PHYSICAL  THERAPIST,  PSYCHOLOGIST,  LICENSED BEHAVIORAL ANALYST,
 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT UNDER THE  DIREC-
 TION  AND  SUPERVISION  OF  AN  OCCUPATIONAL  THERAPIST, LICENSED MASTER
 SOCIAL WORKER, LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, LICENSED  MENTAL  HEALTH
 COUNSELOR,  CHIROPRACTOR,  LICENSED  CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIST OR ATHLETIC
 TRAINER.
   2. ALL  DECISIONS,  IDENTIFICATION  OR  COORDINATION  OF  PROFESSIONAL
 SERVICES,  OR  OTHER  PROFESSIONAL  INTERACTIONS WITH CAMPERS AND STAFF,
 MUST BE MADE BASED ON THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT  OF  SUCH  LICENSEES  TO
 PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE
 TO CAMPERS AND STAFF DURING THEIR ATTENDANCE OR EMPLOYMENT AT SUCH CAMP.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.