Senate Bill S7492B

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to temporarily authorizing certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician to practice

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Current Bill Status Via A6697 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S7492 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6697
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6907-a, amd §6526, Ed L

2023-S7492 - Summary

Relates to allowing certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician who are currently licensed and in good standing in another state or territory to be granted authorization to practice in this state for a limited period of time pending a determination on licensure.

2023-S7492 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7492 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7492
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 temporarily  authoriz-
   ing  certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician to prac-
   tice; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expira-
   tion thereof
 
   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 section 6907-a
 to read as follows:
   §  6907-A.  TEMPORARY  AUTHORIZATION. 1. (A) A PERSON WHO IS CURRENTLY
 LICENSED AND IN GOOD STANDING IN ANOTHER STATE OR TERRITORY TO  PRACTICE
 AS  A REGISTERED NURSE  AND PRACTICING IN NEW YORK STATE AS OF MAY TWEN-
 TY-SECOND, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE  PURSUANT  TO  THE  STATE  DISASTER
 EMERGENCY  DECLARED  BY EXECUTIVE ORDER FOUR OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE,
 MAY BE TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL  NURS-
 ING  IN  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK PENDING A DETERMINATION ON LICENSURE FOR
 WHICH AN APPLICATION HAS  BEEN  FILED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIXTY-NINE
 HUNDRED  FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED SUCH APPLICANT HAS: (I) OBTAINED
 THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY,  HEALTH  CARE  PROGRAM,  OR
 HEALTH  CARE PRACTICE BY WHICH HE OR SHE WAS EMPLOYED PURSUANT TO EXECU-
 TIVE ORDER FOUR OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, THAT IS  AUTHORIZED  BY  NEW
 YORK  STATE  LAW TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL NURSING SERVICES AND ACCEPTABLE
 TO THE DEPARTMENT; AND (II) SUBMITTED AN INITIAL APPLICATION FOR  LICEN-
 SURE  IN NEW YORK STATE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION.
   (B) PRIOR TO COMMENCING SUCH TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZED PRACTICE: (I)  THE
 APPLICANT  AND  AN  AUTHORIZED  REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EMPLOYING FACILITY
 SHALL JOINTLY PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT, IN A  FORM
 AND  FORMAT ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT, THAT SUCH APPLICANT INTENDS TO
 PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION; (II) THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11119-06-3
              

2023-S7492A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6697
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6907-a, amd §6526, Ed L

2023-S7492A - Summary

Relates to allowing certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician who are currently licensed and in good standing in another state or territory to be granted authorization to practice in this state for a limited period of time pending a determination on licensure.

2023-S7492A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7492A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7492--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 temporarily  authoriz-
   ing  certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician to prac-
   tice; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expira-
   tion thereof
 
   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 section 6907-a
 to read as follows:
   §  6907-A.  TEMPORARY  AUTHORIZATION. 1. (A) A PERSON WHO IS CURRENTLY
 LICENSED AND IN GOOD STANDING IN ANOTHER STATE OR TERRITORY TO  PRACTICE
 AS  A  REGISTERED NURSE  AND PRACTICING IN NEW YORK STATE ON MAY TWENTY-
 SECOND, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE PURSUANT TO THE STATE  DISASTER  EMER-
 GENCY DECLARED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER FOUR OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE MAY BE
 TEMPORARILY  AUTHORIZED  TO  PRACTICE REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK, PROVIDED SUCH PERSON HAS:  (I) FILED AN  APPLICA-
 TION  FOR  LICENSURE  WITH THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-NINE
 HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE THAT IS PENDING A DETERMINATION;  AND  (II)
 OBTAINED  THE  ENDORSEMENT  OF  THE  HEALTH  CARE  FACILITY, HEALTH CARE
 PROGRAM, OR HEALTH CARE PRACTICE BY WHICH HE OR SHE WAS EMPLOYED  PURSU-
 ANT  TO EXECUTIVE ORDER FOUR OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, THAT IS AUTHOR-
 IZED BY NEW YORK STATE LAW TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL NURSING SERVICES  AND
 ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT.
   (B)  PRIOR TO COMMENCING SUCH TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZED PRACTICE: (I) THE
 PERSON SHALL FILE AN  APPLICATION  FOR  LICENSURE  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE; (II) THE
 PERSON AND AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EMPLOYING FACILITY  SHALL
 JOINTLY  PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTIFICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT, IN A FORM AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11119-10-3
              

2023-S7492B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6697
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6907-a, amd §6526, Ed L

2023-S7492B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician who are currently licensed and in good standing in another state or territory to be granted authorization to practice in this state for a limited period of time pending a determination on licensure.

2023-S7492B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7492B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7492--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 temporarily authoriz-
   ing certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician to  prac-
   tice; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expira-
   tion thereof
 
   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 section 6907-a
 to read as follows:
   § 6907-A. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION. 1. (A) A PERSON  WHO  IS  CURRENTLY
 LICENSED  AND IN GOOD STANDING IN ANOTHER STATE OR TERRITORY TO PRACTICE
 AS A REGISTERED NURSE  AND PRACTICING IN NEW YORK STATE ON  MAY  TWENTY-
 SECOND,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE PURSUANT TO THE STATE DISASTER EMER-
 GENCY DECLARED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER FOUR OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE MAY BE
 TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE REGISTERED  PROFESSIONAL  NURSING  IN
 THE  STATE OF NEW YORK, PROVIDED SUCH PERSON HAS:  (I) FILED AN APPLICA-
 TION FOR LICENSURE WITH THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIXTY-NINE
 HUNDRED  FIVE  OF THIS ARTICLE THAT IS PENDING A DETERMINATION; AND (II)
 OBTAINED THE ENDORSEMENT  OF  THE  HEALTH  CARE  FACILITY,  HEALTH  CARE
 PROGRAM,  OR HEALTH CARE PRACTICE BY WHICH HE OR SHE WAS EMPLOYED PURSU-
 ANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER FOUR OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, THAT IS  AUTHOR-
 IZED  BY NEW YORK STATE LAW TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL NURSING SERVICES AND
 ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT.
   (B) PRIOR TO COMMENCING SUCH TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZED PRACTICE: (I)  THE
 PERSON  SHALL  FILE  AN  APPLICATION  FOR  LICENSURE WITH THE DEPARTMENT
 PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS  ARTICLE;  (II)  THE
 PERSON  AND AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EMPLOYING FACILITY SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11119-12-3
              

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