Assembly Bill A3088B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes summer camps to hire certain licensed professionals to provide services

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2017-A3088 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1858
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1394, add §1394-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6360, S4108
2015-2016: A269, A9680, S1603
2019-2020: A1177

2017-A3088 - Summary

Authorizes summer camps to hire licensed social workers, physical therapists, psychologists, athletic trainers, mental health care professionals, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals to provide services.

2017-A3088 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3088
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ABINANTI, SIMANOWITZ, LUPARDO, OTIS, BUCHWALD,
   CAHILL, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK --  read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to the provision of
   certain professional services to children's camps

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 1394 of the public health law, as
 added by chapter 515 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The public health AND HEALTH PLANNING council shall prescribe stan-
 dards and establish regulations for children's overnight, summer day and
 traveling summer day camps, as defined in this article, concerning  such
 matters  as  may  be  appropriate for the protection and security of the
 life, health and safety of the occupants of such camps.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 1394 of the public health law, as  added
 by chapter 214 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Any person, firm, corporation, or association that operates a chil-
 dren's  overnight,  summer  day,  or  traveling summer day camp, and has
 obtained a permit pursuant to section thirteen hundred  ninety-three  of
 this  article, shall be authorized to employ or contract with ANY OF THE
 FOLLOWING LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDED HOWEVER, ALL DECISIONS, IDEN-
 TIFICATION OR COORDINATION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES,  OR  OTHER  PROFES-
 SIONAL  INTERACTIONS  WITH  CAMPERS AND STAFF, MUST BE MADE BASED ON THE
 PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT OF SUCH LICENSEES: (A) a physician, nurse practi-
 tioner, physician assistant, registered  nurse,  or  licensed  practical
 nurse or emergency medical technician to act as a designated camp health
 director  or to provide health services in assistance to the camp health
 director pursuant to applicable regulations promulgated by  the  commis-
 sioner;  OR (B) A PHYSICAL THERAPIST, PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT UNDER
 THE  DIRECTION  AND  CONTROL  OF  A  PHYSICAL  THERAPIST,  PSYCHOLOGIST,
 LICENSED BEHAVIORAL ANALYST, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, OCCUPATIONAL THERA-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A3088A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1858
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1394, add §1394-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6360, S4108
2015-2016: A269, A9680, S1603
2019-2020: A1177

2017-A3088A - Summary

Authorizes summer camps to hire licensed social workers, physical therapists, psychologists, athletic trainers, mental health care professionals, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals to provide services.

2017-A3088A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3088--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ABINANTI, SIMANOWITZ, LUPARDO, OTIS, BUCHWALD,
   CAHILL, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK --  read  once
   and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  provision  of
   certain professional services to children's camps
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1394 of the public health law,  as
 added by chapter 515 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The public health AND HEALTH PLANNING council shall prescribe stan-
 dards and establish regulations for children's overnight, summer day and
 traveling  summer day camps, as defined in this article, concerning such
 matters as may be appropriate for the protection  and  security  of  the
 life, health and safety of the occupants of such camps.
   §  2. Subdivision 3 of section 1394 of the public health law, as added
 by chapter 214 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Any person, firm, corporation, or association that operates a chil-
 dren's overnight, summer day, or traveling  summer  day  camp,  and  has
 obtained  a  permit pursuant to section thirteen hundred ninety-three of
 this article, shall be authorized to employ or contract with ANY OF  THE
 FOLLOWING LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDED HOWEVER, ALL DECISIONS, IDEN-
 TIFICATION  OR  COORDINATION  OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, OR OTHER PROFES-
 SIONAL INTERACTIONS WITH CAMPERS AND STAFF, MUST BE MADE  BASED  ON  THE
 PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT OF SUCH LICENSEES: a physician, nurse practition-
 er,  physician  assistant, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse
 or emergency medical technician to  act  as  a  designated  camp  health
 director  or to provide health services in assistance to the camp health
 director pursuant to applicable regulations promulgated by  the  commis-
 sioner.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A3088B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1858
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1394, add §1394-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6360, S4108
2015-2016: A269, A9680, S1603
2019-2020: A1177

2017-A3088B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes summer camps to hire licensed social workers, physical therapists, psychologists, athletic trainers, mental health care professionals, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals to provide services.

2017-A3088B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3088--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI,  LUPARDO,  OTIS, BUCHWALD, CAHILL,
   JAFFEE, SANTABARBARA,  ERRIGO,  WOERNER,  McDONALD,  BRABENEC,  STECK,
   RAIA,  MURRAY,  PELLEGRINO, BRINDISI, SOLAGES -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A. BYRNE, CUSICK, HEVESI  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee on Higher Education in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  provision  of
   certain professional services to children's camps
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1394 of the public health law,  as
 added by chapter 515 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The public health AND HEALTH PLANNING council shall prescribe stan-
 dards and establish regulations for children's overnight, summer day and
 traveling  summer day camps, as defined in this article, concerning such
 matters as may be appropriate for the protection  and  security  of  the
 life, health and safety of the occupants of such camps.
   §  2. Subdivision 3 of section 1394 of the public health law, as added
 by chapter 214 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Any person, firm, corporation, or association that operates a chil-
 dren's overnight, summer day, or traveling  summer  day  camp,  and  has
 obtained  a  permit pursuant to section thirteen hundred ninety-three of
 this article, shall be authorized to employ or contract with ANY OF  THE
 FOLLOWING LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDED HOWEVER, ALL DECISIONS, IDEN-
 TIFICATION  OR  COORDINATION  OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, OR OTHER PROFES-
 SIONAL INTERACTIONS WITH CAMPERS AND STAFF, MUST BE MADE  BASED  ON  THE
 PROFESSIONAL  JUDGMENT OF SUCH LICENSEES: a physician, nurse practition-
 er, physician assistant, registered nurse, or licensed  practical  nurse
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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