Senate Bill S6887

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Extends health care professionals' authorizations to practice in this state at an event sanctioned by New York Road Runners

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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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2015-S6887 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9450
Law Section:
Health
Laws Affected:
Amd Chap 192 of 2011
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2762, S4811, S7625, A5287, A10065
2019-2020: S4023, A5972

2015-S6887 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by New York Road Runners; extends the provisions thereof.

2015-S6887 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6887

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 3, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERKINS -- 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 216 of  the  laws
of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
  Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision of law, any
person who is licensed to practice as a physician,  physician's  assist-
ant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, opto-
metrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, certified athletic trainer or podia-
trist  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 sanc-
tioned  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 educa-
tion  law. Such services shall be provided only four days before through
one day after each of the following events:
  a. the Staten Island half marathon scheduled to be  held  on  [October
11, 2015] OCTOBER 9, 2016;
  b.  the  New  York  city marathon scheduled to be held on [November 1,
2015] NOVEMBER 6, 2016;
  c. the Brooklyn half marathon scheduled to be held on [May  16,  2015]
MAY 21, 2016;

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

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