Assembly Bill A8149

Signed By Governor
2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain medical professionals certified by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide medical services during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 26

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Current Bill Status Via S7623 - 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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2025-A8149 (ACTIVE) - Details

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S7623
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Education

2025-A8149 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes any person who is licensed or certified as a physician, physician's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical technician, podiatrist or athletic trainer by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide medical services during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 26.

2025-A8149 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8149
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  in relation to authorizing certain medical professionals certi-
   fied by a foreign government or another state or territory to  provide
   medical  services  during  the  FIFA  Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA
   World Cup 26; and providing for the repeal  of  such  provisions  upon
   expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 any person who is licensed or  certified  as  a  physician,  physician's
 assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist,
 optometrist,  nurse,  nurse  practitioner, emergency medical technician,
 podiatrist or athletic trainer  by  a  foreign  government  may  provide
 professional  services  within  this  state without first being licensed
 pursuant to the provisions of title 8 of the education law or  certified
 pursuant  to the provisions in the public health law, as may be applica-
 ble, to the team athletes, coaches, staff  and  delegations  originating
 from such foreign government, in connection with the FIFA Club World Cup
 2025  and  the  FIFA  World  Cup  26.  Such services shall be limited to
 athletes and personnel in relation to the  FIFA  Club  World  Cup  2025,
 between the dates of June 1, 2025, and July 31, 2025, and the FIFA World
 Cup 26, between the dates of June 1, 2026, and July 31, 2026.
   §  2.  Any person who is licensed or certified to practice as a physi-
 cian, physician's  assistant,  massage  therapist,  physical  therapist,
 chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency
 medical  technician,  podiatrist or athletic trainer in another state or
 territory, who is in good standing in such state or territory,  and  who
 has  been appointed by the Federation Internationale de Football Associ-
 ation (FIFA) to provide professional services at an event in this  state
 sanctioned  by  the  Federation  Internationale  de Football Association
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11769-01-5

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