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Assembly Bill A8268A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with the Winter World University Games

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2021-A8268 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7303
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Public Health

2021-A8268 - Summary

Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with the Winter World University Games.

2021-A8268 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8268
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMPSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT in relation to  authorizing  certain  health  care  professionals
   licensed  to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state
   in connection with the Winter World University  Games;  and  providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 any person who is licensed or  certified  as  a  physician,  physician's
 assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist,
 optometrist,  nurse,  nurse  practitioner, emergency medical technician,
 podiatrist or athletic trainer  by  a  foreign  government  may  provide
 professional  services within this state without a license in connection
 with the Winter World University Games, Lake Placid 2023. Such  services
 shall  be  limited  to  athletes and personnel in relation to the Winter
 World University Games, Lake Placid 2023, between the dates  of  January
 5, 2023 and January 25, 2023.
   §  2.  Any person who is licensed or certified to practice as a physi-
 cian, physician's  assistant,  massage  therapist,  physical  therapist,
 chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency
 medical  technician,  podiatrist or athletic trainer in another state or
 territory, who is in good standing in such state or territory,  and  who
 has  been  appointed  by  the Adirondack North Country Sports Council to
 provide professional services at an event in this  state  sanctioned  by
 the  Adirondack  North  Country Sports Council, may provide such profes-
 sional services to athletes and team personnel registered to train at  a
 location  in  this  state or registered to compete in an event conducted
 under the sanction of the Adirondack North  Country  Sports  Council  in
 this  state  without  first being licensed pursuant to the provisions of
 title 8 of the education law or certified pursuant to the provisions  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2021-A8268A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7303
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Public Health

2021-A8268A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with the Winter World University Games.

2021-A8268A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8268--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMPSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to  authorizing  certain  health  care  professionals
   licensed  to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state
   in connection with the Winter World University  Games;  and  providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 any person who is licensed or  certified  as  a  physician,  physician's
 assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist,
 optometrist,  nurse,  nurse  practitioner, emergency medical technician,
 podiatrist or athletic trainer  by  a  foreign  government  may  provide
 professional  services  within  this state without a license to the team
 athletes, coaches, staff and delegations originating from  such  foreign
 government,  in  connection with the Winter World University Games, Lake
 Placid 2023. Such services shall be limited to athletes and personnel in
 relation to the Winter World University Games, Lake Placid 2023, between
 the dates of January 5, 2023 and January 25, 2023.
   § 2. Any person who is licensed or certified to practice as  a  physi-
 cian,  physician's  assistant,  massage  therapist,  physical therapist,
 chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency
 medical technician, podiatrist or athletic trainer in another  state  or
 territory,  who  is in good standing in such state or territory, and who
 has been appointed by the Adirondack North  Country  Sports  Council  to
 provide  professional  services  at an event in this state sanctioned by
 the Adirondack North Country Sports Council, may  provide  such  profes-
 sional  services to team athletes, coaches, staff and delegations regis-
 tered to train at a location in this state or registered to  compete  in
 an  event  conducted  under the sanction of the Adirondack North Country
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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