Senate Bill S4043

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to recreational therapy

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • 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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2019-S4043 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 158 §§8100 - 8108, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5570
2023-2024: S4299

2019-S4043 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to defining the practice of recreation therapy and establishing procedures for licensure of recreation therapists and requirements for continuing education for recreation therapists.

2019-S4043 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4043 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4043
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to defining the  practice
   of  recreational  therapy and establishing procedures for licensure of
   recreational therapists and requirements for continuing education  for
   recreational therapists
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 158 to
 read as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 158
                            RECREATION THERAPY
 
 SECTION 8100. INTRODUCTION.
         8101. DEFINITIONS.
         8102. PRACTICE OF RECREATION THERAPY AND USE  OF  TITLE  "RECRE-
                 ATION THERAPIST".
         8103. STATE BOARD FOR RECREATION THERAPY.
         8104. REQUIREMENTS FOR A PROFESSIONAL LICENSE.
         8105. LIMITED PERMITS.
         8106. EXEMPT PERSONS.
         8107. SPECIAL CONDITIONS.
         8108. MANDATORY CONTINUING COMPETENCY.
   § 8100. INTRODUCTION. THIS ARTICLE APPLIES TO THE PROFESSION OF RECRE-
 ATION  THERAPY.  THE GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL PROFESSIONS CONTAINED IN
 ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THIS TITLE APPLY TO THIS ARTICLE.
   § 8101. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1. "PRACTICE OF  THE  PROFESSION  OF  RECREATION  THERAPY"  MEANS  THE
 CONTINUAL  FUNCTIONAL  EVALUATION OF THE CLIENT, THE PLANNING AND IMPLE-
 MENTATION OF A PROGRAM OF  RECREATION  AND/OR  LEISURE  ACTIVITIES,  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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