Senate Bill S2023A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the licensure of athletic trainers; and adds athletic trainers to the list of persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S2023 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5044
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally; amd §413, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5127, A5499
2023-2024: S942, A219

2021-S2023 - Summary

Relates to the licensure of athletic trainers; adds athletic trainers to the list of persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment.

2021-S2023 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2023 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2023
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAY,  JACKSON,  RIVERA, SKOUFIS -- 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 the licensure of
   athletic trainers; and to amend the social services law,  in  relation
   to  adding  athletic  trainers  to  the  list of persons and officials
   required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  8351 of the education law, as amended by chapter
 658 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   § 8351. Definition OF THE PRACTICE OF ATHLETIC TRAINING.  [As used  in
 this article
   "athletic  trainer"  means any person who is duly certified in accord-
 ance with this article to perform athletic  training  under  the  super-
 vision  of  a  physician  [and  limits  his or her practice to secondary
 schools, institutions of postsecondary education, professional  athletic
 organizations,  or  a  person who, under the supervision of a physician,
 carries  out  comparable  functions  on  orthopedic  athletic  injuries,
 excluding  spinal  cord  injuries, in a health care organization. Super-
 vision of an athletic trainer by a physician  shall  be  continuous  but
 shall  not be construed as requiring the physical presence of the super-
 vising  physician  at  the  time  and  place  where  such  services  are
 performed.]  1.  DEFINITION.  THE PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF ATHLETIC
 TRAINING IS PERFORMED BY ATHLETIC TRAINERS WHO  ARE  DEFINED  AS  HEALTH
 CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND IS DEFINED AS:
   (A)  THE PREVENTION, RECOGNITION, EXAMINATION, EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT,
 MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES THAT OCCUR
 IN ACTIVE INDIVIDUALS.   ATHLETIC  TRAINING  INVOLVES  THE  RECOGNITION,
 EVALUATION,  AND ASSISTANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SPORT-RELATED ILLNESSES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04477-01-1
              

co-Sponsors

2021-S2023A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5044
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally; amd §413, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5127, A5499
2023-2024: S942, A219

2021-S2023A - Summary

Relates to the licensure of athletic trainers; adds athletic trainers to the list of persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment.

2021-S2023A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2023A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2023--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MAY, JACKSON, MANNION, RIVERA, SKOUFIS -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on  Higher  Education  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  the  licensure  of
   athletic  trainers;  and to amend the social services law, in relation
   to adding athletic trainers to  the  list  of  persons  and  officials
   required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8351 of the education law, as  amended  by  chapter
 658 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   § 8351. Definition  OF THE PRACTICE OF ATHLETIC TRAINING.  [As used in
 this article
   "athletic trainer" means any person who is duly certified  in  accord-
 ance  with  this  article  to perform athletic training under the super-
 vision of a physician [and limits  his  or  her  practice  to  secondary
 schools,  institutions of postsecondary education, professional athletic
 organizations, or a person who, under the supervision  of  a  physician,
 carries  out  comparable  functions  on  orthopedic  athletic  injuries,
 excluding spinal cord injuries, in a health  care  organization.  Super-
 vision  of  an  athletic  trainer by a physician shall be continuous but
 shall not be construed as requiring the physical presence of the  super-
 vising  physician  at  the  time  and  place  where  such  services  are
 performed.] 1. DEFINITION. THE PRACTICE OF THE  PROFESSION  OF  ATHLETIC
 TRAINING  IS  PERFORMED  BY  ATHLETIC TRAINERS WHO ARE DEFINED AS HEALTH
 CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND IS DEFINED AS:
   (A) THE PREVENTION, RECOGNITION, EXAMINATION, EVALUATION,  ASSESSMENT,
 MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES THAT OCCUR
 IN  ACTIVE  INDIVIDUALS.    ATHLETIC  TRAINING INVOLVES THE RECOGNITION,
 EVALUATION, AND ASSISTANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SPORT-RELATED  ILLNESSES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2021-S2023B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5044
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally; amd §413, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5127, A5499
2023-2024: S942, A219

2021-S2023B - Summary

Relates to the licensure of athletic trainers; adds athletic trainers to the list of persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment.

2021-S2023B - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2023B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2023--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAY,  JACKSON,  MANNION,  RATH, REICHLIN-MELNICK,
   RIVERA, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  the  licensure  of
   athletic  trainers;  and to amend the social services law, in relation
   to adding athletic trainers to  the  list  of  persons  and  officials
   required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8351 of the education law, as  amended  by  chapter
 658 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   § 8351. Definition  OF THE PRACTICE OF ATHLETIC TRAINING.  [As used in
 this article
   "athletic trainer" means any person who is duly certified  in  accord-
 ance  with  this  article  to perform athletic training under the super-
 vision of a physician and  limits  his  or  her  practice  to  secondary
 schools,  institutions of postsecondary education, professional athletic
 organizations, or a person who, under the supervision  of  a  physician,
 carries  out  comparable  functions  on  orthopedic  athletic  injuries,
 excluding spinal cord injuries, in a health  care  organization.  Super-
 vision  of  an  athletic  trainer by a physician shall be continuous but
 shall not be construed as requiring the physical presence of the  super-
 vising  physician  at  the  time  and  place  where  such  services  are
 performed.] 1. DEFINITION. THE PRACTICE OF THE  PROFESSION  OF  ATHLETIC
 TRAINING  IS PERFORMED BY LICENSED ATHLETIC TRAINERS WHO ARE HEALTH CARE
 PROFESSIONALS, AND IS DEFINED AS:
   (A) THE PREVENTION, RECOGNITION, EXAMINATION, EVALUATION,  ASSESSMENT,
 MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES THAT OCCUR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2021-S2023C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5044
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally; amd §413, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5127, A5499
2023-2024: S942, A219

2021-S2023C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the licensure of athletic trainers; adds athletic trainers to the list of persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment.

2021-S2023C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2023C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2023--C
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MAY, JACKSON, MANNION, MARTUCCI, RATH, REICHLIN-MEL-
   NICK,  RIVERA,  SKOUFIS  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education  in  accordance  with
   Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  the  licensure  of
   athletic  trainers;  and to amend the social services law, in relation
   to adding athletic trainers to  the  list  of  persons  and  officials
   required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8351 of the education law, as  amended  by  chapter
 658 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   § 8351. Definition  OF THE PRACTICE OF ATHLETIC TRAINING.  [As used in
 this article
   "athletic trainer" means any person who is duly certified  in  accord-
 ance  with  this  article  to perform athletic training under the super-
 vision of a physician and  limits  his  or  her  practice  to  secondary
 schools,  institutions of postsecondary education, professional athletic
 organizations, or a person who, under the supervision  of  a  physician,
 carries  out  comparable  functions  on  orthopedic  athletic  injuries,
 excluding spinal cord injuries, in a health  care  organization.  Super-
 vision  of  an  athletic  trainer by a physician shall be continuous but
 shall not be construed as requiring the physical presence of the  super-
 vising  physician  at  the  time  and  place  where  such  services  are
 performed.] 1. DEFINITION. THE PRACTICE OF THE  PROFESSION  OF  ATHLETIC
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04477-07-2
 S. 2023--C                          2
              

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