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Assembly Bill A9539

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing health care professionals to perform services at the Ironman Lake Placid

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2025-A9539 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8658
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health

2025-A9539 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows out of state health care professionals to perform services at the Ironman Lake Placid 2026.

2025-A9539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9539
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to authorize certain health care professionals licensed to  prac-
   tice  in  other  jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection
   with an event sanctioned  by  the  World  Triathlon  Corporation;  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  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  any
 person  who  is licensed or certified to practice as a physician, physi-
 cian assistant, massage  therapist,  physical  therapist,  chiropractor,
 dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical tech-
 nician,  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  World  Triathlon Corporation to provide professional
 services at an event in this state sanctioned  by  the  World  Triathlon
 Corporation, may provide such professional services to athletes and team
 personnel  registered to train at a location in this state or registered
 to compete in an event conducted under the sanction of the World Triath-
 lon Corporation in the state without first being  licensed  pursuant  to
 the  provisions of title 8 of the education law or certified pursuant to
 the provisions of the public health law,  as  may  be  applicable.  Such
 services  shall  be provided only four days before through one day after
 the Ironman Lake Placid scheduled to be held on July 19, 2026.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed July 22, 2026.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14346-01-6

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