Senate Bill S942

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 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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Current Bill Status Via A219 - 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-S942 - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally; amd §413, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5127
2021-2022: S2023

2023-S942 - 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.

2023-S942 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S942 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    942
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- 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 LICENSED ATHLETIC TRAINERS WHO ARE HEALTH CARE
 PROVIDERS, 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
 AND  MEDICAL  CONDITIONS IN ACTIVE INDIVIDUALS, PURSUANT TO THE ATHLETIC
 TRAINER'S EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND COMPETENCIES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02032-01-3
              

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2023-S942A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally; amd §413, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5127
2021-2022: S2023

2023-S942A (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.

2023-S942A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S942A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  942--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BAILEY,  GALLIVAN,  MURRAY, SKOUFIS, WEBB -- 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 requiring licensure of
   athletic trainers; and to amend the social services law,  in  relation
   to  making  athletic  trainers  mandatory reporters 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. 1. As used  in  this  article  "athletic  trainer"
 means  any  person  who  is duly [certified] LICENSED in accordance with
 this article to perform athletic training under  the  supervision  of  a
 physician  and  limits  his or her practice to secondary schools, insti-
 tutions of postsecondary education, professional ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS,
 AMATEUR ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS, NON-PROFIT athletic organizations, [or a
 person who, under the supervision of a physician, carries out comparable
 functions on orthopedic athletic injuries, excluding spinal  cord  inju-
 ries, in a health care organization] DANCE ORGANIZATIONS, MILITARY ACAD-
 EMIES  AND  FACILITIES  OF  THE UNITED STATES, FIRE TRAINING PROGRAMS OR
 ACADEMIES, AND POLICE TRAINING  SCHOOLS  AND  ACADEMIES.    AN  ATHLETIC
 TRAINER MAY ALSO,  UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN IN A HEALTH CARE
 ORGANIZATION  OR  A  PHYSICIAN'S  PRIVATE PRACTICE, CARRY OUT COMPARABLE
 FUNCTIONS ON ORTHOPEDIC ATHLETIC INJURIES.
   2. Supervision of an athletic trainer by a physician shall be  contin-
 uous  but  shall  not be construed as requiring the physical presence of
 the supervising physician at the time and place where such services  are
 performed,  PROVIDED  HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH  SUPERVISION  SHALL INCLUDE A
 SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT OR PROTOCOL CREATED COLLABORATIVELY BETWEEN THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02032-09-3
              

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