Assembly Bill A6437

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides that chiropractors may perform certain services including certifying disability

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A6437 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6392
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459, RPT L; amd §404-a, V & T L; amd §902, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7802
2011-2012: S5344
2013-2014: S893
2015-2016: S1754
2017-2018: S3466
2019-2020: S4783
2021-2022: S5074

2023-A6437 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that chiropractors may certify disability for handicapped parking and real property tax purposes and be employed by school districts to assist medical inspectors.

2023-A6437 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6437
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property tax law, in relation to enabling
   chiropractors to certify disability; to amend the vehicle and  traffic
   law,  in  relation to enabling chiropractors to certify disability for
   the purpose of issuance of handicapped license  plates  and  registra-
   tion;  and  to amend the education law, in relation to enabling chiro-
   practors to be employed by school districts to provide  school  health
   services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 459 of the real  property tax law,
 as amended by chapter 265 of the laws of 2013, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2. To qualify as physically disabled for the purposes of this section,
 an  individual shall submit to the assessor a certified statement from a
 physician OR CHIROPRACTOR licensed to practice in the state  on  a  form
 prescribed  and made available by the commissioner which states that the
 individual has  a  permanent  physical  impairment  which  substantially
 limits  one  or  more of such individual's major life activities, except
 that an individual who has obtained a certificate from the state commis-
 sion for the blind stating that such individual  is  legally  blind  may
 submit such certificate in lieu of a physician's certified statement.
   § 2. Subdivision 4 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 404-a
 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 376 of the laws of
 2015, are amended to read as follows:
   4.  Issue  of  plates.  The commissioner shall issue sets of plates to
 such person in accordance with subdivision  two  of  this  section  with
 proof  of  such  disability of such person or such members of his or her
 family certified by a physician, physician  assistant,  CHIROPRACTOR  or
 nurse  practitioner, to the extent authorized by law and consistent with
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07759-01-3
              

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