Senate Bill S6392

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides that chiropractors may perform certain services including certifying disability

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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-S6392 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6437
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
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-S6392 (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-S6392 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6392 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6392
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 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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