Senate Bill S7623

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 - 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-S7623 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8149
Law Section:
Education

2025-S7623 (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-S7623 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7623 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7623
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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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