Senate Bill S8206

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Extends authorization for certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by the New York Road Runners

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

  • 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-S8206 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8481
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Laws Affected:
Amd Chap 192 of 2011
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9004, A9766

2025-S8206 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends authorization for certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by the New York Road Runners.

2025-S8206 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8206
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 192 of the laws of 2011, relating to authorizing
   certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other juris-
   dictions to practice in this state in connection with an  event  sanc-
   tioned  by  New  York  Road  Runners,  in  relation  to  extending the
   provisions thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Chapter  192 of the laws of 2011, relating to authorizing
 certain health care professionals licensed to practice in  other  juris-
 dictions  to  practice  in  this state in connection with an event sanc-
 tioned by New York Road Runners, as amended by chapter 141 of  the  laws
 of 2024, is amended to read 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,  [certified]  EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN,  athletic trainer or podiatrist in another state or
 territory, who is in good standing in such state or  territory  and  who
 has  been appointed by the New York Road Runners to provide professional
 services at an event in this state  sanctioned  by  the  New  York  Road
 Runners,  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 New York Road
 Runners  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 each of
 the following events:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13106-02-5
 S. 8206                             2

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