Assembly Bill A475

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the required biennial examination of bus drivers

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  • 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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2011-A475 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4999
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง509-g, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A743, S2820

2011-A475 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a registered physician assistant to conduct the required biennial examination of bus drivers.

2011-A475 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   475

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. PHEFFER -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the biennial
  examinations of bus drivers employed by a motor carrier

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 509-g of the vehicle and  traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 600 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read
as follows:
  1. A biennial examination pursuant to regulations established  by  the
commissioner, by a physician [or], a CERTIFIED nurse practitioner to the
extent authorized by law and consistent with the written practice agree-
ment  pursuant to subdivision three of section six thousand nine hundred
two of the education law, OR A REGISTERED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT who is not
the personal physician [or], nurse practitioner OR  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT
of  the driver. Included shall be a requirement to conduct a vision test
pursuant to regulations issued by the commissioner.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02005-01-1

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